{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-125.17","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 125.17","heading":"Persons eligible for Coast Guard Port Security Cards.","body":"(a) Only the following persons may be issued Coast Guard Port Security Cards:\n(1) Persons regularly employed on vessels or on waterfront facilities.\n(2) Persons having regular public or private business connected with the operation, maintenance, or administration of vessels, their cargoes, or waterfront facilities.\n(b) A holder of a Merchant Mariner's Document shall not be issued a Port Security Card, unless his Merchant Mariner's Document is surrendered to the Coast Guard. In this connection, see § 125.09.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER L—WATERFRONT FACILITIES","PART 125—IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIALS FOR PERSONS REQUIRING ACCESS TO WATERFRONT FACILITIES OR VESSELS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"307cf4d98ad0247553b43d77c770b79a10ab422851ea4f8a68aa8112d99c3bf0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-125.15","next":"us/33-cfr-125.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}