33 CFR § 183.301 - Applicability.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s183.301"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 183.301 - Applicability."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "183.301"
section_name: "Applicability."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "S"
subchapter_name: "BOATING SAFETY"
part_number: "183"
part_name: "BOATS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT"
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. 4302; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439; and Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1, para. II, (92)(b). Subpart E is also authorized by Pub. L. 114-120, 130 Stat. 27"
regulatory_source: "CGD 72-61R, 37 FR 15782, Aug. 4, 1972, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "183"
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# 183.301 Applicability.

(a) This subpart applies to monohull outboard boats that are:

(1) Less than 20 feet in length; and

(2) Rated for manual propulsion or outboard engines of 2 horsepower or less.

(b) This subpart does not apply to sailboats, canoes, kayaks, inflatable boats, submersibles, surface effect vessels, amphibious vessels, and raceboats.

[CGD 75-168, 42 FR 20245, Apr. 18, 1977, as amended by USCG-1999-5832, 64 FR 34716, June 29, 1999]