46 C.F.R. § 174.020 Alternate intact stability criterion.
Title 46 - Shipping
A barge need not comply with §174.015 and subparts C and E of part 170 of this chapter if it has the following characteristics: (a) The weather deck is watertight. (b) The barge's hull proportions fall within any one of the ratios in categories (A) through (D) in Table 174.020. (c) The maximum cargo height is 30 feet (9.25 meters) or a value equal to the depth of the barge amidships, whichever is less.
Title 46: Shipping
PART 174—SPECIAL RULES PERTAINING TO SPECIFIC VESSEL TYPES
Subpart B—Special Rules Pertaining to Deck Cargo Barges
§ 174.020 Alternate intact stability criterion.
Table 174.020------------------------------------------------------------------------ Category Beam/depth ratio Draft/depth ratio------------------------------------------------------------------------A.............................. 3.00 to 3.74....... Equal to or less than 0.70.B.............................. 3.75 to 3.99....... Equal to or less than 0.72.C.............................. 4.00 to 4.49....... Equal to or less than 0.76.D.............................. 4,50 to 6.00....... Equal to or less than 0.80.------------------------------------------------------------------------
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