33 CFR § 100.05 - Definition of terms used in this part.

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title: "33 CFR § 100.05 - Definition of terms used in this part."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "100.05"
section_name: "Definition of terms used in this part."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "REGATTAS AND MARINE PARADES"
part_number: "100"
part_name: "SAFETY OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 70041; 33 CFR 1.05-1."
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# 100.05 Definition of terms used in this part.

(a) *Regatta* or *marine parade* means an organized water event of limited duration which is conducted according to a prearranged schedule.

(b) [Reserved]

(c) *District Commander* means the Commander of the Coast Guard District in which the regatta or marine parade is intended to be held. (See Part 3 of this chapter for the geographical boundaries of Coast Guard Districts.)

(d) *State authority* means any official or agency of a State having power under the law of such State to regulate regattas or marine parades on waters over which such State has jurisdiction.

(e) *Navigable waters of the United States* means those waters described in § 2.36(a) of this chapter, specifically including the waters described in § 2.22(a)(2) of this chapter.

[CGFR 63-22, 28 FR 5155, May 23, 1963, as amended by CGD 75-098, 40 FR 49327, Oct. 22, 1975; USCG-2001-9044, 68 FR 42602, July 18, 2003]