46 CFR § 4.03-45 - Marine employer.

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title: "46 CFR § 4.03-45 - Marine employer."
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title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "4.03-45"
section_name: "Marine employer."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE PUBLIC"
part_number: "4"
part_name: "MARINE CASUALTIES AND INVESTIGATIONS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "14 U.S.C. 102; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 2103, 2303A, 2306, 6101, 6301, 6305, 70034; 50 U.S.C. 198; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4. Subpart 4.40 issued under 49 U.S.C. 1131(a)(1)(E)."
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# 4.03-45 Marine employer.

*Marine employer* means the owner, managing operator, charterer, agent, master, or person in charge of a vessel other than a recreational vessel.

[CGD 84-099, 52 FR 47534, Dec. 14, 1987, as amended by USCG-2024-1103, 90 FR 52879, Nov. 24, 2025]