[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: 33CFR173.15]

[Page 802]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 173--VESSEL NUMBERING AND CASUALTY AND ACCIDENT REPORTING--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart B--Numbering
 
Sec. 173.15  Vessel number required.

    (a) Except as provided in Sec. 173.17, no person may use a vessel to 
which this part applies unless:
    (1) It has a number issued on a certificate of number by the issuing 
authority in the State in which the vessel is principally used; and
    (2) The number is displayed as described in Sec. 173.27.
    (b) This section does not apply to a vessel for which a valid 
temporary certificate has been issued to its owner by the issuing 
authority in the State in which the vessel is principally used.