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33 CFR § 101.600 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s101.600"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 101.600 - Purpose."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "101.600"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "MARITIME SECURITY"
part_number: "101"
part_name: "MARITIME SECURITY: GENERAL"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 70101-70104 and 70124; Executive Order 12656, 3 CFR, 1988 Comp., p. 585; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-11, 6.14, 6.16, and 6.19; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "USCG-2003-14792, 68 FR 39278, July 1, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "101"
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# 101.600 Purpose.

The purpose of this subpart is to set minimum cybersecurity requirements for U.S.-flagged vessels, facilities, and Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) facilities to safeguard and ensure the security and resilience of the Marine Transportation System (MTS).