46 CFR § 14.101 - Purpose of part.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s14.101"
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title: "46 CFR § 14.101 - Purpose of part."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "14.101"
section_name: "Purpose of part."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "MERCHANT MARINE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN"
part_number: "14"
part_name: "SHIPMENT AND DISCHARGE OF MERCHANT MARINERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 552; 46 U.S.C. Chapters 103 and 104; 46 U.S.C. 70105."
regulatory_source: "CGD 94-004, 61 FR 56637, Nov. 4, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
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# 14.101 Purpose of part.

This part prescribes rules for the shipment and discharge of merchant mariners aboard certain vessels of the United States.