{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-164.02","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 164.02","heading":"Applicability exception for foreign vessels.","body":"(a) Except for § 164.46(c), none of the requirements of this part apply to foreign vessels that:\n(1) Are not destined for, or departing from, a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; and\n(2) Are in:\n(i) Innocent passage through the territorial sea of the United States; or\n(ii) Transit through navigable waters of the United States which form a part of an international strait.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER P—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY","PART 164—NAVIGATION SAFETY REGULATIONS"],"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":"1675bc104b390b515cabf0d18960466f359c9146cdbb021abff371e77ca77093","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-164.01","next":"us/33-cfr-164.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}