46 CFR § 189.01-2 - When required.

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title: "46 CFR § 189.01-2 - When required."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "189.01-2"
section_name: "When required."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "U"
subchapter_name: "OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSELS"
part_number: "189"
part_name: "INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 2113, 3306, 3307, 70034; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2."
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# 189.01-2 When required.

(a) Except as noted in this subpart or subpart 189.05 of this part, no vessel subject to inspection and certification shall be operated without a valid certificate of inspection.

[CGFR 67-83, 33 FR 1118, Jan. 27, 1968. Redesignated by USCG-2006-24797, 77 FR 33892, June 7, 2012]