---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 172.095"
title: "46"
number: "172.095"
heading: "Intact longitudinal stability."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/172.095"
---

# §172.095. Intact longitudinal stability.


Each tank barge must be shown by design calculations to have a longitudinal metacentric height (GM) in feet (meters) in each condition of loading and operation, at least equal to the following:


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703, 5115; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2.

### Source

Source: CGD 79-023, 48 FR 51040, Nov. 4, 1983, unless otherwise noted.