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type: "LegalText"
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title: "46 U.S.C. § 5105"
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description: "Load line surveys"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 46
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title_name: "SHIPPING"
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chapter_number: "51"
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chapter_name: "LOAD LINES"
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section: "5105"
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citation: "46 U.S.C. § 5105"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 5105 - Load line surveys
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## Text
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(a) The Secretary may provide for annual, renewal, and other load line surveys.
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(b) In conducting a load line survey, the Secretary shall consider whether—
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(1) the hull and fittings of the vessel—
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(A) are adequate to protect the vessel from the sea; and
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(B) meet other requirements the Secretary may prescribe by regulation;
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(2) the strength of the hull is adequate for all loading conditions;
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(3) the stability of the vessel is adequate for all loading conditions;
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(4) the topsides of the vessel are arranged and constructed to allow rapid overboard drainage of deck water in heavy weather; and
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(5) the topsides of the vessel are adequate in design, arrangement, and equipment to protect crewmembers performing outside tasks necessary for safe operation of the vessel.
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(Pub. L. 99–509, title V, § 5101(2), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1916.)
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## Notes
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Historical and Revision NotesRevised section 5105 Section 5105 authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to provide for load line surveys and requires that while conducting a load line survey, the Secretary must consider various strength, stability, design, and construction features of the vessel.
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