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§ 42.20-15 Freeboard tables.

(a) Type “A” vessel. (1) The tabular freeboard for Type “A” vessel shall be determined from table 42.20-15(a)(1):

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Table 42.20-15(a)(1) - Freeboard Table for Type “A” Vessels

Length of vessel (feet) Freeboard1 (inches)
80 8.0
90 8.9
100 9.8
110 10.8
120 11.9
130 13.0
140 14.2
150 15.5
160 16.9
170 18.3
180 19.8
190 21.3
200 22.9
210 24.5
220 26.2
230 27.8
240 29.5
250 31.1
260 32.8
270 34.6
280 36.3
290 38.0
300 39.7
310 41.4
320 43.2
330 45.0
340 46.9
350 48.8
360 50.7
370 52.7
380 54.7
390 56.8
400 58.8
410 60.9
420 62.9
430 65.0
440 67.0
450 69.1
460 71.1
470 73.1
480 75.1
490 77.1
500 79.0
510 80.9
520 82.7
530 84.5
540 86.3
550 88.0
560 89.6
570 91.1
580 92.6
590 94.1
600 95.5
610 96.9
620 98.3
630 99.6
640 100.9
650 102.1
660 103.3
670 104.4
680 105.5
690 106.6
700 107.7
710 108.7
720 109.7
730 110.7
740 111.7
750 112.6
760 113.5
770 114.4
780 115.3
790 116.1
800 117.0
810 117.8
820 118.6
830 119.3
840 120.1
850 120.7
860 121.4
870 122.1
880 122.7
890 123.4
900 124.0
910 124.6
920 125.2
930 125.7
940 126.2
950 126.7
960 127.2
970 127.7
980 128.1
990 128.6
1,000 129.0
1,010 129.4
1,020 129.9
1,030 130.3
1,040 130.7
1,050 131.0
1,060 131.4
1,070 131.7
1,080 132.0
1,090 132.3
1,100 132.6
1,110 132.9
1,120 133.2
1,130 133.5
1,140 133.8
1,150 134.0
1,160 134.3
1,170 134.5
1,180 134.7
1,190 135.0
1,200 135.2
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1 Freeboards at intermediate lengths of vessels shall be obtained by linear interpolation.

2 Vessels above 1,200 feet in length shall be dealt with by the Commandant.

(b) Type “B” vessels. (1) The tabular freeboard for Type “B” vessels shall be determined from table 42.20-15(b)(1):

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Table 42.20-15(b)(1) - Freeboard Table for Type “B” Vessels

Length of vessel (feet) Freeboard1 (inches)
80 8.0
90 8.9
100 9.8
110 10.8
120 11.9
130 13.0
140 14.2
150 15.5
160 16.9
170 18.3
180 19.8
190 21.3
200 22.9
210 24.7
220 26.6
230 28.5
240 30.4
250 32.4
260 34.4
270 36.5
280 38.7
290 41.0
300 43.3
310 45.7
320 48.2
330 50.7
340 53.2
350 55.7
360 58.2
370 60.7
380 63.2
390 65.7
400 68.2
410 70.7
420 73.2
430 75.7
440 78.2
450 80.7
460 83.1
470 85.6
480 88.1
490 90.6
500 93.1
510 95.6
520 98.1
530 100.6
540 103.0
550 105.4
560 107.7
570 110.0
580 112.3
590 114.6
600 116.8
610 119.0
620 121.1
630 123.2
640 125.3
650 127.3
660 129.3
670 131.3
680 133.3
690 135.3
700 137.1
710 139.0
720 140.9
730 142.7
740 144.5
750 146.3
760 148.1
770 149.8
780 151.5
790 153.2
800 154.8
810 156.4
820 158.0
830 159.6
840 161.2
850 162.8
860 164.3
870 165.9
880 167.4
890 168.9
900 170.4
910 171.8
920 173.3
930 174.7
940 176.1
950 177.5
960 178.9
970 180.3
980 181.7
990 183.1
1,000 184.4
1,010 185.8
1,020 187.2
1,030 188.5
1,040 189.8
1,050 191.0
1,060 192.3
1,070 193.5
1,080 194.8
1,090 196.1
1,100 197.3
1,110 198.6
1,120 199.9
1,130 201.2
1,140 202.3
1,150 203.5
1,160 204.6
1,170 205.8
1,180 206.9
1,190 208.1
1,200 209.3
1,2002

1 Freeboards at intermediate lengths of vessel shall be obtained by linear interpolation.

2 Vessels above 1,200 feet in length shall be dealt with by the Commandant.

[CGFR 68-60, 33 FR 10064, July 12, 1968, as amended by CGFR 68-126, 34 FR 9015, June 5, 1969]


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