CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER S—SUBDIVISION AND STABILITY (parts 170 to 174) > PART 174—SPECIAL RULES PERTAINING TO SPECIFIC VESSEL TYPES > SUBPART B—Special Rules Pertaining to Deck Cargo Barges (§174.010 to §174.020) > 174.020—Alternate intact stability criterion.

174.020—Alternate intact stability criterion.

A barge need not comply with § 174.015 and subparts C and E of part 170 of this chapter if it has the following characteristics:
(a) The weather deck is watertight.
(b) The barge's hull proportions fall within any one of the ratios in categories (A) through (D) in Table 174.020.
(c) The maximum cargo height is 30 feet (9.25 meters) or a value equal to the depth of the barge amidships, whichever is less.
Table 174.020
Category Beam/depth ratio Draft/depth ratio
A 3.00 to 3.74 Equal to or less than 0.70.
B 3.75 to 3.99 Equal to or less than 0.72.
C 4.00 to 4.49 Equal to or less than 0.76.
D 4,50 to 6.00 Equal to or less than 0.80.