14 USC § 314 - Captains of the port

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identifier: "/us/usc/t14/s314"
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title: "14 USC § 314 - Captains of the port"
title_number: 14
title_name: "COAST GUARD"
section_number: "314"
section_name: "Captains of the port"
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "POSITIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 104(c)(1)(A), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4198, § 311; renumbered § 314, Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7201(b), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1675.)"
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# § 314. Captains of the port

Any officer, including any petty officer, may be designated by the Commandant as captain of the port or ports or adjacent high seas or waters over which the United States has jurisdiction, as the Commandant deems necessary to facilitate execution of Coast Guard duties.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 104(c)(1)(A), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4198, § 311; renumbered § 314, Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7201(b), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1675.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 314 was renumbered .

Another prior section 314, , , related to retiring or dropping for disabilities not incident to service, prior to repeal by , . See , Armed Forces.

### Amendments

2025— renumbered  as this section.