---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "chI/subchS/part170"
level: "part"
label: "Part 170"
heading: "Stability Requirements for All Inspected Vessels"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/chI-subchS-part170"
sections_count: 45
---

# Part 170 — Stability Requirements for All Inspected Vessels

Title 46 C.F.R. — Shipping › Chapter I — Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security › Subchapter S — Subdivision and Stability

## Contents

- [Subpart A — General Provisions](/cfr/46/chI-subchS-part170-subpartA.md)
- [Subpart B — Definitions](/cfr/46/chI-subchS-part170-subpartB.md)
- [Subpart C — Plan Approval](/cfr/46/chI-subchS-part170-subpartC.md)
- [Subpart D — Stability Instructions for Operating Personnel](/cfr/46/chI-subchS-part170-subpartD.md)
- [Subpart E — Intact Stability Criteria](/cfr/46/chI-subchS-part170-subpartE.md)
- [Subpart F — Determination of Lightweight Displacement and Centers of Gravity](/cfr/46/chI-subchS-part170-subpartF.md)
- [Subpart G — Special Installations](/cfr/46/chI-subchS-part170-subpartG.md)
- [Subpart H — Watertight Bulkhead Doors](/cfr/46/chI-subchS-part170-subpartH.md)
- [Subpart I — Free Surface](/cfr/46/chI-subchS-part170-subpartI.md)