33 CFR 173.81
§ 173.81 Coast Guard forms for numbering and casualty reporting.
United States · 33 CFR — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Status: effective
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- 33 CFR 173.81, § 173.81 Coast Guard forms for numbering and casualty reporting, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/153181
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(a) In a State where the Coast Guard is the issuing authority, the following Coast Guard forms must be used:
(1) Each application for a certificate of number or renewal must be made on two-part Form CG-3876 and 3876A, Application for Number and Temporary Certificate.
(2) Each notification required by § 173.29(b) must be made on Form CG-2921, Notification of Change in Status of Vessel.
(3) Each notification required by § 173.29(a) must be made on Form CG-3920, Change of Address Notice.
(4) Each notification required by § 173.29(c) must be made in writing.
(5) Each application for a duplicate certificate of number must be made on two-part Form CG-3919 and CG-3919A, Application for Duplicate Certificate of Number and Temporary Duplicate Certificate.
(6) Each vessel casualty required to be reported by § 173.55 must be made on Form CG-3865.
(b) Each surrender of a certificate of number required by § 173.31 may be made in any form but must contain a written statement as to why the certificate is being surrendered.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.