{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-67.165","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 67.165","heading":"Deposit of Certificate of Documentation.","body":"(a) Option for deposit in lieu of renewal of endorsement. In lieu of renewing the endorsement(s) in accordance with § 67.163, the owner of a vessel which is exempt from the requirement for documentation under paragraph (c) of § 67.9 may deposit the vessel's outstanding Certificate of Documentation with the National Vessel Documentation Center.\n(b) Reporting requirement. The owner of a vessel whose Certificate is on deposit in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section must make a written report to the National Vessel Documentation Center when:\n(1) Exchange of the Certificate is required upon the occurrence of one or more of the events described in § 67.167 (b), (c), or (d); or\n(2) The vessel is subject to deletion from the roll of actively documented vessels upon the occurrence of one or more of the events described in § 67.171(a)(1) through (8).\n(c) Validity of document on deposit. A Certificate of Documentation placed on deposit in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section is valid for the purposes of:\n(1) 46 U.S.C. chapter 125;\n(2) 46 U.S.C. chapter 313;\n(3) 46 U.S.C. 56101, 56102 and 57109; and\n(4) 46 U.S.C. 56301.","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 L—Validity of Certificates of Documentation; Renewal of Endorsement; Requirement for Exchange, Replacement, Deletion, Cancellation"],"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":"f3876f332ce19afc3d8051311ca5f8d294daa2f7049b6b44d22f7612fc0bb248","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-67.163","next":"us/46-cfr-67.167"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}