GroundRules
46 CFR 67.30: Requirement for citizen owner.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 46—Shipping
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER G—DOCUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT OF VESSELS
- PART 67—DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS
- Subpart C—Citizenship Requirements for Vessel Documentation
Certificates of Documentation may be issued under this part only to vessels which are wholly owned by United States citizens. Pursuant to extraordinary legislation at 46 U.S.C. 12118 (Bowater Amendment) and 46 U.S.C. 12117 (Oil Pollution Act of 1990), Certificates of Documentation with limited endorsements may be issued in accordance with part 68 of this chapter to vessels owned by certain persons who are not citizens as defined in this part.
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