46 CFR § 168.01-1 - Purpose of regulations.

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title: "46 CFR § 168.01-1 - Purpose of regulations."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "168.01-1"
section_name: "Purpose of regulations."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "R"
subchapter_name: "NAUTICAL SCHOOLS"
part_number: "168"
part_name: "CIVILIAN NAUTICAL SCHOOL VESSELS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 3305, 3306; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1."
regulatory_source: "CGFR 52-43, 17 FR 9543, Oct. 18, 1952, unless otherwise noted."
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# 168.01-1 Purpose of regulations.

(a) The purpose of the regulations in this part is to set forth uniform minimum requirements for vessels, whether being navigated or not, which are used by or in connection with any civilian nautical school, except vessels of the Navy or Coast Guard.