33 CFR 173.15
§ 173.15 Vessel number required.
United States · 33 CFR — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Status: effective
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- 33 CFR 173.15, § 173.15 Vessel number required, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/153158
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(a) Except as provided in § 173.17, no person may use a vessel to which this part applies unless:
(1) It has a number issued on a certificate of number by the issuing authority in the State of principal operation; and
(2) The number is displayed as described in § 173.27.
(b) This section does not apply to a vessel for which a valid temporary certificate has been issued to its owner by the issuing authority in the State of principal operation.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.