33 CFR § 51.1 - Basis and purpose.

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title: "33 CFR § 51.1 - Basis and purpose."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "51.1"
section_name: "Basis and purpose."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "PERSONNEL"
part_number: "51"
part_name: "COAST GUARD DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "10 U.S.C. 1553; 14 U.S.C. 501, 503; Department of Homeland Security Delegations No. 0160.1(II)(B)(1), 0170.1(II)(23)."
regulatory_source: "CGD 81-104, 50 FR 41495, Oct. 11, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
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# 51.1 Basis and purpose.

This part establishes the procedures for review of administrative discharges from the Coast Guard by a Discharge Review Board (DRB) or by the Secretary of the Department, and for the compilation of the record of the DRB determination, made available for public inspection, copying and distribution through the Armed Forces Discharge Review/Correction Board Reading Room.