Coast Guard (Great Lakes Pilotage)
15,066Words in 6 parts
9.1Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
21.2Reading grade
26.4%Unchanged since 2017
0Flagged parts
2026-03-19Last change
Section changes per year
From the eCFR versioner, for the parts that the agency owns now. Before 2017 is the baseline load.
Text and size
- Sentences
- 39.9 words on average; 38.2% over 40 words; 33.7% passive; 15.1 cross-references per 1,000 words
- Sentence types
- definition 6.1% · prohibition 2.4% · paperwork 11.7% · obligation 17.8% · permission 14.9% · other 47.2%
- Checksum
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Review candidates in this agency
| Rank | Part | Words | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,543 | 46 CFR 401
GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE REGULATIONS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
11,752 | 0.15 |
| 6,214 | 46 CFR 404
GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE RATEMAKING
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
1,744 | -0.98 |
Score: the mean of six signals, in standard deviations (SD). Across the CFR, the top 641 of 6,402 ranked parts (10%) get a flag for review; this list shows 2. A flag is not a finding.
Statutes behind the most text
- 46 U.S.C. 2103: 14,288 words in 3 parts (94.8% of this agency's text)
- 46 U.S.C. 2104: 771 words in 1 parts (5.1% of this agency's text)
From the authority notes. A citation is not proof that the statute requires the rule.
Largest parts
- 46 CFR 401: GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE REGULATIONS (11,752 words)
- 46 CFR 404: GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE RATEMAKING (1,744 words)
- 46 CFR 403: GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE UNIFORM ACCOUNTING SYSTEM (792 words)
- 46 CFR 402: GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE RULES AND ORDERS (771 words)
- 46 CFR 405-499: PARTS 405-499 [RESERVED] (4 words)
- 46 CFR 400: PART 400 [RESERVED] (3 words)
Reading grade and sentence types are approximate. Simple rules label each sentence; the first match wins.