46 CFR § 172.095 - Intact longitudinal stability.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s172.095"
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title: "46 CFR § 172.095 - Intact longitudinal stability."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "172.095"
section_name: "Intact longitudinal stability."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "S"
subchapter_name: "SUBDIVISION AND STABILITY"
part_number: "172"
part_name: "SPECIAL RULES PERTAINING TO BULK CARGOES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703, 5115; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2."
regulatory_source: "CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51040, Nov. 4, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
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# 172.095 Intact longitudinal stability.

Each tank barge must be shown by design calculations to have a longitudinal metacentric height (GM) in feet (meters) in each condition of loading and operation, at least equal to the following:

where—

L = LOA in feet (meters)

d = draft in feet (meters).