CFR > Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER S—BOATING SAFETY (parts 173 to 188) > PART 173—VESSEL NUMBERING AND CASUALTY AND ACCIDENT REPORTING > SUBPART C—Casualty and Accident Reporting (§173.51 to §173.59) > 173.51—Applicability.

173.51—Applicability.

(a) This subpart applies to each vessel used on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and on the high seas beyond the territorial seas for vessels owned in the United States that:
(1) Is used by its operator for recreational purposes; or
(2) Is required to be numbered under this part.
(b) This subpart does not apply to a vessel subject to inspection under Title 46 U.S.C. Chapter 33.

Code of Federal Regulations

[CDG 72-54R, 37 FR 21399, Oct. 7, 1972, as amended by CDG 84-099, 52 FR 47533, Dec. 14, 1987]