{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-173.19","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 173.19","heading":"Other numbers prohibited.","body":"No person may operate a vessel to which this part applies that has any number that is not issued by an issuing authority for that vessel on its forward half.","path":["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"],"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":"34c0f8ac9edb59fb8c2481d75745ecfa3435026da0058f8d0ce0ee50eb6b6669","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-173.17","next":"us/33-cfr-173.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}