---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "chI/subchT/part178"
level: "part"
label: "Part 178"
heading: "Intact Stability and Seaworthiness"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/chI-subchT-part178"
sections_count: 16
---

# Part 178 — Intact Stability and Seaworthiness

Title 46 C.F.R. — Shipping › Chapter I — Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security › Subchapter T — Small Passenger Vessels (under 100 Gross Tons)

## Contents

- [Subpart A — General Provisions](/cfr/46/chI-subchT-part178-subpartA.md)
- [Subpart B — Stability Instructions for Operating Personnel](/cfr/46/chI-subchT-part178-subpartB.md)
- [Subpart C — Intact Stability Standards](/cfr/46/chI-subchT-part178-subpartC.md)
- [Subpart D — Drainage of Weather Decks](/cfr/46/chI-subchT-part178-subpartD.md)
- [Subpart E — Special Installations](/cfr/46/chI-subchT-part178-subpartE.md)