33 CFR § 114.05 - Definitions.

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title: "33 CFR § 114.05 - Definitions."
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title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
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section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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# 114.05 Definitions.

The following definitions apply to this subchapter:

*Approved* means approved by the Commandant unless otherwise stated.

*Bridge* means a structure erected across navigable waters of the United States, and includes causeways, approaches, fenders, and other appurtenances thereto.

*Coast Guard District Commander or District Commander* means an officer of the Coast Guard designated as such by the Commandant to command all Coast Guard activities within his or her district. (See part 3 of this chapter for descriptions of Coast Guard Districts.)

*Commandant* means Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20593.

*Deputy Commandant for Operations* means the officer of the Coast Guard designated by the Commandant as the staff officer in charge of “Operations” (DCO), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters.

*District Office or Coast Guard District Office* means the Office of the Commander of a Coast Guard District.

*Headquarters or Coast Guard Headquarters* means the Office of the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20593-7000.

*Permit* means the license permitting construction of bridges and approaches thereto in or over navigable waters of the United States, issued under the rules and regulations in this subchapter.

*Secretary* means the Secretary of Homeland Security or any person to whom he or she has delegated his or her authority in the matter concerned.

*United States Coast Guard or Coast Guard* means the organization or agency established by the Act of January 28, 1915, as amended (14 U.S.C. 101).

[USCG-2012-0306, 77 FR 37313, June 21, 2012, as amended by USCG-2020-0304, 85 FR 58278, Sept. 18, 2020]