33 CFR § 95.045 - General operating rules for vessels inspected, or subject to inspection, under Chapter 33 of Title 46 United States Code.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s95.045"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 95.045 - General operating rules for vessels inspected, or subject to inspection, under Chapter 33 of Title 46 United States Code."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "95.045"
section_name: "General operating rules for vessels inspected, or subject to inspection, under Chapter 33 of Title 46 United States Code."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "VESSEL OPERATING REGULATIONS"
part_number: "95"
part_name: "OPERATING A VESSEL WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR A DANGEROUS DRUG"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "33 U.S.C. 2071; 46 U.S.C. 2302; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1."
regulatory_source: "CGD 84-099, 52 FR 47532, Dec. 14, 1987, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "95"
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# 95.045 General operating rules for vessels inspected, or subject to inspection, under Chapter 33 of Title 46 United States Code.
While on board a vessel inspected, or subject to inspection, under Chapter 33 of Title 46 United States Code, a crewmember (including an officer), pilot, or watchstander not a regular member of the crew:
(a) Shall not perform or attempt to perform any scheduled duties within four hours of consuming any alcohol;
(b) Shall not be intoxicated at any time;
(c) Shall not consume any intoxicant while on watch or duty; and
(d) May consume a legal non-prescription or prescription drug provided the drug does not cause the individual to be intoxicated.
[CGD 84-099, 52 FR 47532, Dec. 14, 1987, as amended at USCG-2006-24371, 74 FR 11211, Mar. 16, 2009]