46 CFR § 188.05-7 - Ocean or unlimited coastwise vessels on inland and Great Lakes routes.

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title: "46 CFR § 188.05-7 - Ocean or unlimited coastwise vessels on inland and Great Lakes routes."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "188.05-7"
section_name: "Ocean or unlimited coastwise vessels on inland and Great Lakes routes."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "U"
subchapter_name: "OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSELS"
part_number: "188"
part_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "6 U.S.C. 2103, 2113, 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277, sec. 1-105; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGFR 67-83, 33 FR 1113, Jan. 27, 1968, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "188"
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# 188.05-7 Ocean or unlimited coastwise vessels on inland and Great Lakes routes.

(a) Vessels inspected and certificated for ocean or unlimited coastwise routes shall be considered suitable for navigation insofar as the provisions of this subchapter are concerned on any inland routes, including the Great Lakes.