[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR95.001]

[Page 227]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
          CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 95--OPERATING A VESSEL WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR A DANGEROUS DRUG--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 95.001  Purpose.

    (a) The purpose of this part is to establish under the influence of 
alcohol or a dangerous drug standards under 46 U.S.C. 2302 and to 
prescribe restrictions and responsibilities for personnel on vessels 
inspected, or subject to inspection, under Chapter 33 of Title 46 United 
States Code. This part does not pre-empt enforcement by a State of its 
applicable laws and regulations concerning operating a recreational 
vessel while under the influence of alcohol or a dangerous drug.
    (b) Nothing in this part shall be construed as limiting the 
authority of a vessel's marine employer to limit or prohibit the use or 
possession of alcohol on board a vessel.

[CGD 84-099, 52 FR 47532, Dec. 14, 1987, as amended by USCG-1998-4593, 
66 FR 1862, Jan. 10, 2001]