{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-68.13","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 68.13","heading":"Privileges conferred—documentation of vessel.","body":"The special citizenship status created by the Act entitles the 883-1 corporation to document certain vessels for certain limited purposes:\n(a) An 883-1 corporation may document under the Act only vessels which are qualified for employment in the coastwise trade and which are either non-self propelled or, if self-propelled, are of less than 500 gross tons.\n(b) A vessel owned by an 883-1 corporation and meeting the criteria in paragraph (a) of this section may be documented only for use in the coastwise trade subject to the restrictions in § 68.17.\n(c) Section 68.19 contains details concerning the documentation of vessels by an 883-1 corporation.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER G—DOCUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT OF VESSELS","PART 68—DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS: EXCEPTIONS TO COASTWISE QUALIFICATION","Subpart A—Regulations for Engaging in Limited Coastwise Trade"],"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":"d95a9bf3baac1a0b20bd46ddd18186f6742c4f569f1878956eb70cce00389877","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-68.11","next":"us/46-cfr-68.15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}