The Passengers are Fatter so US Coast Guard Revises their Regulations

For roughly the last fifty years, the US Coast Guard regulations for the loading and stability of passenger vessels has assumed an average weight of 160 pounds per person.  Conceding to the reality of a more corpulent population, the regulations were updated last month, increasing the … Continue reading

Lard Ho! Coast Guard Ups the Weight for Average Passengers

The US Coast Guard has updated its regulations, increasing the average weight per passenger for stability and loading calculations of tour and charter boats  from 160 pounds to 185 pounds. Lard ahoy! Coast Guard estimates average weight of cruise passengers has gone up by … Continue reading