{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-401.22","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 401.22","heading":"Preclearance of vessels.","body":"(a) No vessel, other than a pleasure craft 300 gross registered tonnage or less, shall transit until an application for preclearance has been made, pursuant to § 401.24, to the Manager by the vessel's representative and the application has been approved by the Corporation or the Manager pursuant to § 401.25.\n(b) No vessel shall transit while its preclearance is suspended or has terminated by reason of:\n(1) The expiration of the representative's guarantee of toll payment,\n(2) A change of representative of the vessel,\n(3) A material alteration in the physical characteristics of the vessel, until another application for preclearance has been made and approved, or\n(4) Past due invoices by the representative as set out in § 401.75.\n(c) Unless otherwise permitted by an officer a non-commercial vessel of 300 gross registered tonnage or less cannot apply for preclearance status and must transit as a pleasure craft.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER IV—GREAT LAKES ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 401—SEAWAY REGULATIONS AND RULES","Subpart A—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":"69f995fa123c997d9bc5987ec12d0070b5f695e2c62b919ec15a4a997ed88f17","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-401.21","next":"us/33-cfr-401.23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}