46 CFR § 134.160 - Freeboard markings.

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title: "46 CFR § 134.160 - Freeboard markings."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "134.160"
section_name: "Freeboard markings."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "L"
subchapter_name: "OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS"
part_number: "134"
part_name: "ADDED PROVISIONS FOR LIFTBOATS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 3306, 3307; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. Section 134.100 also issued under sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905."
regulatory_source: "CGD 82-004 and CGD 86-074, 62 FR 49352, Sept. 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
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# 134.160 Freeboard markings.

Freeboard markings required by § 174.260 of this subchapter must be both permanently scribed or embossed and painted white or yellow on a dark background.