33 CFR § 6.16-3 - Precautions against sabotage.

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title: "33 CFR § 6.16-3 - Precautions against sabotage."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "6.16-3"
section_name: "Precautions against sabotage."
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"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "40 Stat. 220, as amended; 50 U.S.C. 70051."
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# 6.16-3 Precautions against sabotage.

The master, owner, agent, or operator of a vessel or waterfront facility shall take all necessary precautions to protect the vessel, waterfront facility, and cargo, including any data, information, network, program, system, or other digital infrastructure thereon or therein, from sabotage.

[E.O. 14116, 89 FR 13973, Feb. 26, 2024]