33 CFR § 187.301 - Certification for preferred mortgage status—Eligibility requirements.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s187.301"
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title: "33 CFR § 187.301 - Certification for preferred mortgage status—Eligibility requirements."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "187.301"
section_name: "Certification for preferred mortgage status—Eligibility requirements."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "S"
subchapter_name: "BOATING SAFETY"
part_number: "187"
part_name: "VESSEL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 2103, 12501, 31322; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2, paragraph (II)(92)."
regulatory_source: "USCG-1999-6420, 66 FR 15630, Mar. 20, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "187"
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# 187.301 Certification for preferred mortgage status—Eligibility requirements.

The Commandant, under 46 U.S.C. 31322(d)(1)(A) and § 187.13, will certify a State whose vessel titling system meets the requirements of this subpart as eligible to have security interests that are perfected under its law deemed preferred mortgages under 46 U.S.C. 31322. The State must also comply with the VIS participation requirements of § 187.11 and subpart C of this part and make vessel information it collects available to the VIS.