§44.340. Operating restrictions.
46 C.F.R. § 44.340
Each hopper dredge assigned a working freeboard may be operated at drafts from the normal freeboard to the working freeboard if the—
Seas are not more than 10 feet;
Winds are not more than 35 knots;
Area of operation is not more than 20 nautical miles (37 kilometers) from the mouth of a harbor of safe refuge; and
Specific gravity of the spoil carried is not more than the highest specific gravity of spoil used in the stability calculations required by subchapter S of this chapter.
The Assigning Authority designates on the face of the dredge's load line certificate—
Each restriction contained in paragraph (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this section; and
The maximum specific gravity of the spoils allowed to be carried.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Source
Source: CGD 76-080, 54 FR 36977, Sept. 6, 1989, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 5101-5116; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
Source
Source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16755, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.