46 CFR 3.05-3
§ 3.05-3 Oceanographic research vessel.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 3.05-3, § 3.05-3 Oceanographic research vessel, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/223140
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“An oceanographic research vessel is a vessel which the U.S. Coast Guard finds is employed exclusively in one or more of the following:
(a) Oceanographic instruction;
(b) Limnologic instruction;
(c) Oceanographic research; or,
(d) Limnologic research.”
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.