46 CFR § 44.05-1 - General.

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title: "46 CFR § 44.05-1 - General."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "44.05-1"
section_name: "General."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "LOAD LINES"
part_number: "44"
part_name: "SPECIAL SERVICE LIMITED DOMESTIC VOYAGES"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 5101-5116; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1."
regulatory_source: "CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16755, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted."
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# 44.05-1 General.

(a) The load line regulations in this part are complementary to those in part 42 or part 45 (Great Lakes load line regulations) of this subchapter, as reference is made thereto.

[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16755, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 68-60, 33 FR 10076, July 12, 1968]