Coast Guard (USCG)
2,777,851Words in 277 parts
15.2Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
17.0Reading grade
78.8%Unchanged since 2017
37Flagged parts
2026-10-31Last 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
- 32.1 words on average; 25.3% over 40 words; 37.1% passive; 13.0 cross-references per 1,000 words
- Sentence types
- definition 6.5% · prohibition 3.4% · paperwork 4.3% · obligation 33.6% · permission 8.2% · other 44.1%
- Checksum
c4d42258e4eaaefef9f59b7eb86fc71e594395ba0d4eb18abc5c02c2697920edchanged since last refresh
Review candidates in this agency
| Rank | Part | Words | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 33 CFR 19
WAIVERS OF NAVIGATION AND VESSEL INSPECTION LAWS AND REGULATIONS 1
High signals: Paperwork share
+5.1 SD · Directive share
+2.7 SD · Reading grade
+1.8 SD |
2,037 | 1.75 |
| 34 | 46 CFR 6
WAIVERS OF NAVIGATION AND VESSEL INSPECTION LAWS AND REGULATIONS 1
High signals: Paperwork share
+4.5 SD · Directive share
+2.3 SD · Reading grade
+1.2 SD |
1,864 | 1.47 |
| 58 | 49 CFR 452
EXAMINATION OF CONTAINERS
High signals: Restriction density
+3.3 SD · Directive share
+2.9 SD · Paperwork share
+2.1 SD |
1,339 | 1.31 |
| 120 | 46 CFR 76
FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
High signals: Restriction density
+3.8 SD · Directive share
+2.8 SD |
18,809 | 1.10 |
| 152 | 46 CFR 34
FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT
High signals: Restriction density
+3.9 SD · Directive share
+2.8 SD |
13,160 | 1.05 |
| 210 | 46 CFR 193
FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
High signals: Restriction density
+3.4 SD · Directive share
+2.8 SD |
8,573 | 0.98 |
| 221 | 33 CFR 154
FACILITIES TRANSFERRING OIL OR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IN BULK
High signals: Size
+2.0 SD · Restriction density
+1.2 SD · Directive share
+1.1 SD |
63,155 | 0.96 |
| 235 | 46 CFR 118
FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
High signals: Restriction density
+3.6 SD · Directive share
+3.4 SD |
5,472 | 0.95 |
| 242 | 46 CFR 95
FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
High signals: Restriction density
+3.4 SD · Directive share
+2.6 SD |
12,655 | 0.94 |
| 276 | 46 CFR 122
OPERATIONS
High signals: Directive share
+2.4 SD · Restriction density
+2.1 SD |
9,784 | 0.91 |
| 291 | 33 CFR 179
DEFECT NOTIFICATION
High signals: Paperwork share
+3.1 SD · Restriction density
+1.2 SD · Reading grade
+1.0 SD |
1,107 | 0.90 |
| 299 | 46 CFR 38
LIQUEFIED FLAMMABLE GASES
High signals: Restriction density
+2.9 SD · Directive share
+2.6 SD |
10,129 | 0.89 |
| 323 | 46 CFR 194
HANDLING, USE, AND CONTROL OF EXPLOSIVES AND OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
High signals: Restriction density
+4.0 SD · Directive share
+2.5 SD |
5,815 | 0.87 |
| 325 | 46 CFR 182
MACHINERY INSTALLATION
High signals: Directive share
+2.7 SD · Restriction density
+2.5 SD |
12,518 | 0.87 |
| 346 | 46 CFR 185
OPERATIONS
High signals: Directive share
+2.3 SD · Restriction density
+2.0 SD |
9,434 | 0.85 |
| 348 | 33 CFR 125
IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIALS FOR PERSONS REQUIRING ACCESS TO WATERFRONT FACILITIES OR VESSELS
High signals: Paperwork share
+1.5 SD · Directive share
+1.5 SD · Restriction density
+1.4 SD |
5,961 | 0.85 |
| 358 | 33 CFR 146
OPERATIONS
High signals: Restriction density
+1.5 SD · Directive share
+1.5 SD · Paperwork share
+1.0 SD |
7,785 | 0.84 |
| 387 | 46 CFR 176
INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION
High signals: Directive share
+1.3 SD |
12,345 | 0.83 |
| 388 | 46 CFR 116
CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENT
High signals: Restriction density
+2.4 SD · Directive share
+2.1 SD |
13,287 | 0.83 |
| 392 | 46 CFR 78
OPERATIONS
High signals: Restriction density
+2.7 SD · Directive share
+2.0 SD |
10,039 | 0.82 |
| 393 | 46 CFR 183
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION
High signals: Restriction density
+3.0 SD · Directive share
+2.9 SD |
5,377 | 0.82 |
| 401 | 33 CFR 106
MARINE SECURITY: OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF (OCS) FACILITIES
High signals: Reading grade
+1.4 SD · Directive share
+1.3 SD |
10,096 | 0.82 |
| 405 | 46 CFR 181
FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
High signals: Directive share
+3.2 SD · Restriction density
+3.2 SD |
5,976 | 0.81 |
| 428 | 33 CFR 155
OIL OR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL POLLUTION PREVENTION REGULATIONS FOR VESSELS
High signals: Size
+2.0 SD |
62,363 | 0.80 |
| 438 | 46 CFR 119
MACHINERY INSTALLATION
High signals: Restriction density
+3.0 SD · Directive share
+2.7 SD |
7,095 | 0.79 |
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 25. A flag is not a finding.
Statutes behind the most text
- 46 U.S.C. 3306: 630,842 words in 58 parts (22.7% of this agency's text)
- 46 U.S.C. 2103: 522,994 words in 47 parts (18.8% of this agency's text)
- 33 U.S.C. 1321: 412,770 words in 21 parts (14.9% of this agency's text)
- 46 U.S.C. 70034: 322,726 words in 9 parts (11.6% of this agency's text)
- 43 U.S.C. 1333: 287,958 words in 30 parts (10.4% of this agency's text)
- 14 U.S.C. 91: 229,068 words in 1 parts (8.2% of this agency's text)
- 46 U.S.C. 3703: 175,902 words in 7 parts (6.3% of this agency's text)
- 33 U.S.C. 1903: 170,060 words in 8 parts (6.1% of this agency's text)
- 44 U.S.C. 3507: 164,571 words in 11 parts (5.9% of this agency's text)
- 46 U.S.C. 70011: 149,763 words in 4 parts (5.4% of this agency's text)
From the authority notes. A citation is not proof that the statute requires the rule.
Largest parts
- 33 CFR 165: REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS (229,068 words)
- 46 CFR 160: LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT (142,001 words)
- 33 CFR 110: ANCHORAGE REGULATIONS (83,062 words)
- 33 CFR 117: DRAWBRIDGE OPERATION REGULATIONS (80,208 words)
- 33 CFR 154: FACILITIES TRANSFERRING OIL OR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IN BULK (63,155 words)
- 33 CFR 155: OIL OR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL POLLUTION PREVENTION REGULATIONS FOR VESSELS (62,363 words)
- 33 CFR 100: SAFETY OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS (59,169 words)
- 46 CFR 153: SHIPS CARRYING BULK LIQUID, LIQUEFIED GAS, OR COMPRESSED GAS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (44,344 words)
- 46 CFR 11: REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFICER ENDORSEMENTS (44,038 words)
- 46 CFR 56: PIPING SYSTEMS AND APPURTENANCES (42,192 words)
Reading grade and sentence types are approximate. Simple rules label each sentence; the first match wins.