CFR > Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER S—BOATING SAFETY (parts 173 to 188) > PART 174—STATE NUMBERING AND CASUALTY REPORTING SYSTEMS > SUBPART A—General (§174.1 to §174.7) > 174.3—Definitions.

174.3—Definitions.

As used in this part:
Operator means the person who is in control or in charge of a vessel while it is in use.
Owner means a person who claims lawful possession of a vessel by virtue of legal title or equitable interest therein which entitles him or her to such possession.
Reporting authority means a State where a numbering system has been approved by the Coast Guard or the Coast Guard where a numbering system has not been approved. Reporting authorities are listed in Appendix A of Part 173 of this chapter.

Code of Federal Regulations

[CGD 72-54R, 37 FR 21402, Oct. 7, 1972, as amended by CGD 96-026, 61 FR 33669, June 28, 1996; CGD 97-023, 62 FR 33365, June 19, 1997; USCG-2003-15404, 68 FR 37742, June 25, 2003]