---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 183.210"
title: "33"
number: "183.210"
heading: "Reference areas."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/183.210"
---

# §183.210. Reference areas.

- (a) The forward reference area of a boat is the forward most 2 feet of the top surface of the hull or deck, as illustrated in Figure 9.
- (b) The aft reference area of a boat is the aft most two feet of the top surface of the hull or deck, as illustrated in Figure 9.

## Notes

### Source

Source: CGD 75-168, 42 FR 20243, Apr. 18, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 4302; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439; and Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1, para. II, (92)(b). Subpart E is also authorized by Pub. L. 114-120, 130 Stat. 27

### Source

Source: CGD 72-61R, 37 FR 15782, Aug. 4, 1972, unless otherwise noted.