46 CFR § 107.01 - Purpose of subchapter.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s107.01"
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title: "46 CFR § 107.01 - Purpose of subchapter."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "107.01"
section_name: "Purpose of subchapter."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "I-A"
subchapter_name: "A—MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS"
part_number: "107"
part_name: "INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3307, 3316; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4; § 107.05 also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507."
regulatory_source: "CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56802, Dec. 4, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "107"
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# 107.01 Purpose of subchapter.

This subchapter prescribes rules for the design, construction, equipment, inspection and operation of mobile offshore drilling units operating under the U.S. flag. The regulations in this subchapter (parts 107 through 109) have preemptive effect over State or local regulation within the same fields.

[USCG-2012-0196, 81 FR 48265, July 22, 2016]