{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-67.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 67.1","heading":"Purpose.","body":"A Certificate of Documentation is required for the operation of a vessel in certain trades, serves as evidence of vessel nationality, and permits a vessel to be subject to preferred mortgages.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER G—DOCUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT OF VESSELS","PART 67—DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS","Subpart A—General"],"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":"e68506a4c71484885627b375e9ec3437da6654d8e02805d849be8566d3ed6a23","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-64.97","next":"us/46-cfr-67.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}