46 CFR § 69.169 - Spaces exempt from inclusion in tonnage.

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title: "46 CFR § 69.169 - Spaces exempt from inclusion in tonnage."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "69.169"
section_name: "Spaces exempt from inclusion in tonnage."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "DOCUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT OF VESSELS"
part_number: "69"
part_name: "MEASUREMENT OF VESSELS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 2301, 14103, 14104; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1."
regulatory_source: "CGD 87-015b, 54 FR 37657, Sept. 12, 1989, unless otherwise noted."
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# 69.169 Spaces exempt from inclusion in tonnage.

The tonnage of the following spaces is exempt from inclusion in tonnage:

(a) Spaces listed in § 69.117(b) when located within the superstructure.

(b) Spaces listed in § 69.117(c)(1) through (c)(3) when located above, but not on, the uppermost complete deck.

(c) Spaces listed in § 69.117(f), regardless of location.

(d) Spaces available for carrying dry cargo and stores when located on or above the uppermost complete deck.

(e) When a vessel is assigned a tonnage mark and the tonnage mark is not submerged,—

(1) Spaces listed in § 69.117(b) when located between the uppermost complete deck and the second deck;

(2) Spaces listed in § 69.117(c)(1) through (c)(3) when located on the uppermost complete deck; and

(3) Spaces available for carrying dry cargo and stores when located between the uppermost complete deck and the second deck.

[CGD 87-015b, 54 FR 37657, Sept. 12, 1989, as amended by CGD 92-058, 57 FR 59938, Dec. 17, 1992; USCG-2011-0522, 81 FR 18731, Mar. 31, 2016] 

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