46 C.F.R. § 42.20-15
Freeboard tables.
Cite as 46 C.F.R. § 42.20-15 (2026)
(a)
Type “A” vessel.
(1) The tabular freeboard for Type “A” vessel shall be determined from table 42.20-15(a)(1):
Table 42.20-15(
a
)(1)—Freeboard Table for Type “A” Vessels
Length of vessel (feet)
Freeboard
1
(inches)
80
8.0
90
8.9
100
9.8
110
10.8
120
11.9
130
13.0
140
14.2
150
15.5
160
16.9
170
18.3
180
19.8
190
21.3
200
22.9
210
24.5
220
26.2
230
27.8
240
29.5
250
31.1
260
32.8
270
34.6
280
36.3
290
38.0
300
39.7
310
41.4
320
43.2
330
45.0
340
46.9
350
48.8
360
50.7
370
52.7
380
54.7
390
56.8
400
58.8
410
60.9
420
62.9
430
65.0
440
67.0
450
69.1
460
71.1
470
73.1
480
75.1
490
77.1
500
79.0
510
80.9
520
82.7
530
84.5
540
86.3
550
88.0
560
89.6
570
91.1
580
92.6
590
94.1
600
95.5
610
96.9
620
98.3
630
99.6
640
100.9
650
102.1
660
103.3
670
104.4
680
105.5
690
106.6
700
107.7
710
108.7
720
109.7
730
110.7
740
111.7
750
112.6
760
113.5
770
114.4
780
115.3
790
116.1
800
117.0
810
117.8
820
118.6
830
119.3
840
120.1
850
120.7
860
121.4
870
122.1
880
122.7
890
123.4
900
124.0
910
124.6
920
125.2
930
125.7
940
126.2
950
126.7
960
127.2
970
127.7
980
128.1
990
128.6
1,000
129.0
1,010
129.4
1,020
129.9
1,030
130.3
1,040
130.7
1,050
131.0
1,060
131.4
1,070
131.7
1,080
132.0
1,090
132.3
1,100
132.6
1,110
132.9
1,120
133.2
1,130
133.5
1,140
133.8
1,150
134.0
1,160
134.3
1,170
134.5
1,180
134.7
1,190
135.0
1,200
135.2
1,200
2
1
Freeboards at intermediate lengths of vessels shall be obtained by linear interpolation.
2
Vessels above 1,200 feet in length shall be dealt with by the Commandant.
(b)
Type “B” vessels.
(1) The tabular freeboard for Type “B” vessels shall be determined from table 42.20-15(b)(1):
Table 42.20-15(
b
)(1)—Freeboard Table for Type “B” Vessels
Length of vessel (feet)
Freeboard
1
(inches)
80
8.0
90
8.9
100
9.8
110
10.8
120
11.9
130
13.0
140
14.2
150
15.5
160
16.9
170
18.3
180
19.8
190
21.3
200
22.9
210
24.7
220
26.6
230
28.5
240
30.4
250
32.4
260
34.4
270
36.5
280
38.7
290
41.0
300
43.3
310
45.7
320
48.2
330
50.7
340
53.2
350
55.7
360
58.2
370
60.7
380
63.2
390
65.7
400
68.2
410
70.7
420
73.2
430
75.7
440
78.2
450
80.7
460
83.1
470
85.6
480
88.1
490
90.6
500
93.1
510
95.6
520
98.1
530
100.6
540
103.0
550
105.4
560
107.7
570
110.0
580
112.3
590
114.6
600
116.8
610
119.0
620
121.1
630
123.2
640
125.3
650
127.3
660
129.3
670
131.3
680
133.3
690
135.3
700
137.1
710
139.0
720
140.9
730
142.7
740
144.5
750
146.3
760
148.1
770
149.8
780
151.5
790
153.2
800
154.8
810
156.4
820
158.0
830
159.6
840
161.2
850
162.8
860
164.3
870
165.9
880
167.4
890
168.9
900
170.4
910
171.8
920
173.3
930
174.7
940
176.1
950
177.5
960
178.9
970
180.3
980
181.7
990
183.1
1,000
184.4
1,010
185.8
1,020
187.2
1,030
188.5
1,040
189.8
1,050
191.0
1,060
192.3
1,070
193.5
1,080
194.8
1,090
196.1
1,100
197.3
1,110
198.6
1,120
199.9
1,130
201.2
1,140
202.3
1,150
203.5
1,160
204.6
1,170
205.8
1,180
206.9
1,190
208.1
1,200
209.3
1,200
2
1
Freeboards at intermediate lengths of vessel shall be obtained by linear interpolation.
2
Vessels above 1,200 feet in length shall be dealt with by the Commandant.
[CGFR 68-60, 33 FR 10064, July 12, 1968, as amended by CGFR 68-126, 34 FR 9015, June 5, 1969]