---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 172.104"
title: "46"
number: "172.104"
heading: "Character of damage."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/172.104"
---

# §172.104. Character of damage.

- (a) **Type I barge hull not in an integrated tow.** If a Type I hull is required and the barge is not a box barge designed for use in an integrated tow, design calculations must show that the barge can survive damage at any location including the intersection of a transverse and a longitudinal bulkhead.
- (b) **Type I barge hull in an integrated tow.** If a Type I barge hull is required and the barge is a box barge designed for operation in an integrated tow, design calculations must show that the barge can survive damage—
  - (1) At any location on the bottom of the tank barge except on a transverse watertight bulkhead; and
  - (2) **At any location on the side of the tank barge including on a transverse watertight bulkhead.**
- (c) **Type II barge hull.** If a Type II hull is required, design calculations must show that a barge can survive damage at any location except on a transverse watertight bulkhead.

## 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.