33 CFR § 6.10-5 - Access to vessels and waterfront facilities.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s6.10-5"
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title: "33 CFR § 6.10-5 - Access to vessels and waterfront facilities."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "6.10-5"
section_name: "Access to vessels and waterfront facilities."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "6"
part_name: "PROTECTION AND SECURITY OF VESSELS, HARBORS, AND WATERFRONT FACILITIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "40 Stat. 220, as amended; 50 U.S.C. 70051."
regulatory_source: "E.O. 10173, 15 FR 7012, Oct. 20, 1950, unless otherwise noted."
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# 6.10-5 Access to vessels and waterfront facilities.

Any person on board any vessel or any person seeking access to any vessel or any waterfront facility within the jurisdiction of the United States may be required to carry identification credentials issued by or otherwise satisfactory to the Commandant. The Commandant may define and designate those categories of vessels and areas of the waterfront wherein such credentials are required.