33 CFR § 88.01 - Purpose and applicability.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s88.01"
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title: "33 CFR § 88.01 - Purpose and applicability."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "88.01"
section_name: "Purpose and applicability."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "INLAND NAVIGATION RULES"
part_number: "88"
part_name: "ANNEX V: PILOT RULES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 303, Pub. L. 108-293, 118 Stat. 1042 (33 U.S.C. 2071); Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1."
regulatory_source: "79 FR 37925, July 2, 2014, unless otherwise noted."
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# 88.01 Purpose and applicability.

This part applies to all vessels operating on United States inland waters and to United States vessels operating on the Canadian waters of the Great Lakes to the extent there is no conflict with Canadian law.