46 CFR § 69.51 - Purpose.

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title: "46 CFR § 69.51 - Purpose."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "69.51"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "DOCUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT OF VESSELS"
part_number: "69"
part_name: "MEASUREMENT OF VESSELS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 2301, 14103, 14104; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1."
regulatory_source: "CGD 87-015b, 54 FR 37657, Sept. 12, 1989, unless otherwise noted."
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# 69.51 Purpose.

This subpart prescribes the requirements for measuring a vessel in order to comply with the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 (Convention), and 46 U.S.C. chapter 143.