{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-187.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 187.5","heading":"What are the purposes of this part?","body":"The purposes of this part are to—\n(a) Establish minimum requirements for States electing to participate in VIS;\n(b) Prescribe guidelines for State vessel titling systems; and\n(c) Explain how to obtain certification of compliance with State guidelines for vessel titling systems for the purpose of conferring preferred status on mortgages, instruments, or agreements under 46 U.S.C. 31322(d).","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER S—BOATING SAFETY","PART 187—VESSEL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM","Subpart A—General"],"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":"809874ed700c81ada671848475dbfb88f497d2a352231f76e777561c77eea02a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-187.3","next":"us/33-cfr-187.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}