[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR164.01]

[Page 596]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 164--NAVIGATION SAFETY REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 164.01  Applicability.

    (a) This part (except as specifically limited by this section) 
applies to each self-propelled vessel of 1600 or more gross tons (except 
as provided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section, or for foreign 
vessels described in Sec. 164.02) when it is operating in the navigable 
waters of the United States except the St. Lawrence Seaway.
    (b) Sections 164.70 through 164.82 of this part apply to each towing 
vessel of 12 meters (39.4 feet) or more in length operating in the 
navigable waters of the United States other than the St. Lawrence 
Seaway; except that a towing vessel is exempt from the requirements of 
Sec. 164.72 if it is--
    (1) Used solely within a limited geographic area, such as a 
fleeting-area for barges or a commercial facility, and used solely for 
restricted service, such as making up or breaking up larger tows;
    (2) Used solely for assistance towing as defined by 46 CFR 10.103;
    (3) Used solely for pollution response; or
    (4) Any other vessel exempted by the Captain of the Port (COTP). The 
COTP, upon written request, may, in writing, exempt a vessel from Sec. 
164.72 for a specified route if he or she decides that exempting it 
would not allow its unsafe navigation under anticipated conditions.
    (c) Provisions of Sec.Sec. 164.11(a)(2) and (c), 164.30, 164.33, and 
164.46 do not apply to warships or other vessels owned, leased, or 
operated by the United States Government and used only in government 
noncommercial service when these vessels are equipped with electronic 
navigation systems that have met the applicable agency regulations 
regarding navigation safety.
    (d) Provisions of Sec. 164.46 apply to some self-propelled vessels 
of less than 1600 gross tonnage.

[CGD 83-004, 49 FR 43466, Oct. 29, 1984, as amended by CGD 94-020, 61 FR 
35072, July 3, 1996; USCG-2000-8300, 66 FR 21864, May 2, 2001; USCG-
2003-14757, 68 FR 39367, July 1, 2003]