33 CFR § 51.3 - Applicability and scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s51.3"
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title: "33 CFR § 51.3 - Applicability and scope."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "51.3"
section_name: "Applicability and scope."
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."
cfr_part: "51"
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# 51.3 Applicability and scope.

The provisions of this part apply to the United States Coast Guard including reserve-components and all former members who have been discharged within 15 years of the date upon which application for review is received by the DRB. A former member may apply to the DRB for a change in the character of, and/or the reason for, the discharge. The Coast Guard DRB review is generally applicable only to administrative discharges, however, the DRB may review the discharge of a former member by sentence of a court-martial for the purpose of clemency. A petition for clemency will not be considered by the DRB unless the applicant has exhausted all appellate remedies. Upon a petition for clemency, the DRB shall consider only the equity of the discharge awarded.