---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "chI/subchE/part42"
level: "part"
label: "Part 42"
heading: "Domestic and Foreign Voyages by Sea"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/chI-subchE-part42"
sections_count: 123
---

# Part 42 — Domestic and Foreign Voyages by Sea

Title 46 C.F.R. — Shipping › Chapter I — Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security › Subchapter E — Load Lines

## Contents

- [Subpart 42.01 — Authority and Purpose](/cfr/46/chI-subchE-part42-subpart42.01.md)
- [Subpart 42.03 — Application](/cfr/46/chI-subchE-part42-subpart42.03.md)
- [Subpart 42.05 — Definition of Terms Used in This Subchapter](/cfr/46/chI-subchE-part42-subpart42.05.md)
- [Subpart 42.07 — Control, Enforcement, and Rights of Appeal](/cfr/46/chI-subchE-part42-subpart42.07.md)
- [Subpart 42.09 — Load Line Assignments and Surveys—General Requirements](/cfr/46/chI-subchE-part42-subpart42.09.md)
- [Subpart 42.11 — Applications for Load Line Assignments, Surveys, and Certificates](/cfr/46/chI-subchE-part42-subpart42.11.md)
- [Subpart 42.13 — General Rules for Determining Load Lines](/cfr/46/chI-subchE-part42-subpart42.13.md)
- [Subpart 42.15 — Conditions of Assignment of Freeboard](/cfr/46/chI-subchE-part42-subpart42.15.md)
- [Subpart 42.20 — Freeboards](/cfr/46/chI-subchE-part42-subpart42.20.md)
- [Subpart 42.25 — Special Requirements for Vessels Assigned Timber Freeboards](/cfr/46/chI-subchE-part42-subpart42.25.md)
- [Subpart 42.30 — Zones, Areas, and Seasonal Periods](/cfr/46/chI-subchE-part42-subpart42.30.md)
- [Subpart 42.50 — Load Line Certificates—Model Forms](/cfr/46/chI-subchE-part42-subpart42.50.md)