33 CFR § 174.11 - Applicability of State numbering system.

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title: "33 CFR § 174.11 - Applicability of State numbering system."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "174.11"
section_name: "Applicability of State numbering system."
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"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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."
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# 174.11 Applicability of State numbering system.

(a) Except as allowed in paragraph (c) of this section, a State numbering system must require the numbering of vessels to which § 173.11 of this chapter applies.

(b) A State numbering system may require the numbering of any vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the State unless prohibited by the regulations in part 173 of this chapter.

(c) A State numbering system may exempt from its numbering requirements any vessel or class of vessels to which § 173.13 of this chapter applies.