33 CFR § 174.103 - Administration.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s174.103"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 174.103 - Administration."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "174.103"
section_name: "Administration."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "S"
subchapter_name: "BOATING SAFETY"
part_number: "174"
part_name: "STATE NUMBERING AND CASUALTY REPORTING SYSTEMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 6101 and 12302; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGD 72-54R, 37 FR 21402, Oct. 7, 1972, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "174"
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# 174.103 Administration.

The State casualty reporting system must be administered by a State agency that—

(a) Will provide for the reporting of all casualties and accidents prescribed in § 173.55 of this chapter;

(b) Receives reports of vessel casualties or accidents required in § 174.101;

(c) Reviews each accident and casualty report to assure the accuracy and completeness of each report;

(d) Determines the cause of casualties and accidents reported based on information available and indicates the apparent cause on the casualty report or on an attached page;

(e) Notifies the Coast Guard, in writing, when a problem area in boating safety peculiar to the State is determined, together, with corrective measures instituted or recommended; and

(f) Reports on vessel numbering and vessel casualties and accidents as required in subpart D of this part.

(46 U.S.C. 1486; 49 CFR 1.46(n)(1))

[CGD 72-54R, 37 FR 21402, Oct. 7, 1972, as amended by CGD 76-155, 44 FR 5309, Mar. 25, 1979]