33 CFR § 174.13 - Owner or operator requirements.

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title: "33 CFR § 174.13 - Owner or operator requirements."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "174.13"
section_name: "Owner or operator requirements."
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"
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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."
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# 174.13 Owner or operator requirements.

A State numbering system must contain the requirements applicable to an owner or a person operating a vessel that are prescribed in the following sections of part 173:

(a) Paragraph (a) of § 173.15 *Vessel number required.*

(b) Section 173.19 *Other numbers prohibited.*

(c) Paragraph (a) of § 173.21 *Certificate of number required.*

(d) Section 173.23 *Inspection of certificate.*

(e) Section 173.25 *Location of certificate of number.*

(f) Section 173.29 *Notification of issuing authority.*

(g) Section 173.71 *Application for certificate of number.*

(h) Section 173.73 *Duplicate certificate of number.*

(i) Section 173.77 *Validity of certificate of number.*

(46 U.S.C. 1451, 1467, 1488; 49 CFR 1.46(n)(1))

[CGD 77-117, 44 FR 42195, July 19, 1979]