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 D—Issue of Certificate of Number (§173.71 to §173.85) > 173.71—Application for certificate of number.

173.71—Application for certificate of number.

Any person who is the owner of a vessel to which § 173.11 applies may apply for a certificate of number for that vessel by submitting to the issuing authority, listed in appendix A of this part, where the vessel will principally be used:
(a) An application on a form and in a manner prescribed by the issuing authority; and
(b) The fee required by the issuing authority.