{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-14.203","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 14.203","heading":"Voyages upon which shipping articles are not required.","body":"Although they may be used for the voyage; shipping articles are not required for any voyage by—\n(a) A yacht;\n(b) A vessel engaged exclusively in fishing or whaling;\n(c) A vessel aboard which the merchant mariners are by custom or agreement entitled to participate in the profits or results of a cruise or voyage;\n(d) A vessel employed exclusively in trade on the navigable rivers of the United States; or\n(e) A ferry, or a tug used in ferrying, if the vessel is employed exclusively in trade on the Great Lakes, other lakes, bays, sounds, bayous, canals, or harbors.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER B—MERCHANT MARINE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN","PART 14—SHIPMENT AND DISCHARGE OF MERCHANT MARINERS","Subpart B—Shipment of Merchant Mariners"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"a1c98b4093c16319457d59af8c7bc2e68285706777afd63bef112e890b894352","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-14.201","next":"us/46-cfr-14.205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}