CFR > Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER S—BOATING SAFETY (parts 173 to 188) > PART 187—VESSEL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM > SUBPART B—Information to be Collected by Participating States (§187.101 to §187.107) > 187.103—What information must be collected to identify a vessel?

187.103—What information must be collected to identify a vessel?

A participating State must collect the following information on a vessel it has numbered or titled and make it available to VIS:
(a) Manufacturer's hull identification number (HIN), if any.
(b) Official number, if any, assigned by the Coast Guard or its predecessor.
(c) Number on certificate number assigned by the issuing authority of the State.
(d) Expiration date of certificate of number.
(e) Number previously issued by an issuing authority.
(f) Name of manufacturer, builder, or make.
(g) Model year, manufacture year, or year built.
(h) Overall length.
(i) Vessel type. Authorized terms are “open motorboat”, “cabin motorboat”, “auxiliary sail”, “sail only”, “personal watercraft”, “pontoon”, “houseboat”, “rowboat”, “canoe/kayak”, or “other”.
(j) Hull material. Authorized terms are “wood”, “aluminum”, “steel”, “fiberglass”, “rigid hull inflatable”, “rubber/vinyl/canvas”, or “other”.
(k) Propulsion type. Authorized terms are “propeller”, “sail”, “water jet”, “air thrust”, or “manual”.
(l) Engine drive type. Authorized terms are “outboard”, “inboard”, or “inboard/stern drive”.
(m) Fuel. Authorized terms are “gasoline”, “diesel”, or “electric”.
(n) Primary use. Authorized terms are “pleasure”, “rent or lease”, “dealer or manufacturer demonstration”, “charter fishing”, “commercial fishing”, “commercial passenger carrying”, or “other commercial operation”.