46 CFR § 69.207 - Measurements.
---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s69.207"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 69.207 - Measurements."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "69.207"
section_name: "Measurements."
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"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
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."
cfr_part: "69"
---
# 69.207 Measurements.
(a) All lengths and depths must be measured in a vertical plane at centerline and breadths must be measured in a line at right angles to that plane. All dimensions must be expressed in feet and inches to the nearest inch or in feet and tenths of a foot to the nearest tenth of a foot.
(b) For a multi-hull vessel, each hull must be measured separately for overall length, breadth, and depth and the vessel as a whole must be measured for registered length, breadth, and depth.
(c) The Coast Guard may verify dimensions of vessels measured under this subpart.
[CGD 87-015b, 54 FR 37657, Sept. 12, 1989, as amended by USCG-2011-0522, 81 FR 18734, Mar. 31, 2016]