46 CFR § 42.05-63 - Ship(s) and vessel(s).

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title: "46 CFR § 42.05-63 - Ship(s) and vessel(s)."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "42.05-63"
section_name: "Ship(s) and vessel(s)."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "LOAD LINES"
part_number: "42"
part_name: "DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN VOYAGES BY SEA"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 5101-5116; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4; section 42.01-5 also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507."
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# 42.05-63 Ship(s) and vessel(s).

The terms *ship*(*s*) and *vessel*(*s*) are interchangeable or synonymous words, and include every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.

[CGFR 68-126, 34 FR 9011, June 5, 1969]