46 CFR § 172.103 - Damage stability.

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title: "46 CFR § 172.103 - Damage stability."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
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section_name: "Damage stability."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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part_name: "SPECIAL RULES PERTAINING TO BULK CARGOES"
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# 172.103 Damage stability.

Each tank barge must be shown by design calculations to meet the survival conditions in § 172.110 assuming the damage specified in § 172.104 to the hull type specified in Table 151.05 of part 151 of this chapter.