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33 CFR 173.15: Vessel number required.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER S—BOATING SAFETY
- PART 173—VESSEL NUMBERING AND CASUALTY AND ACCIDENT REPORTING
- Subpart B—Numbering
(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.
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