[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR67.19]

[Page 343-344]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 67_DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart B_Forms of Documentation; Endorsements; Eligibility of Vessel
 
Sec. 67.19  Coastwise or Great Lakes endorsement.

    (a) A coastwise endorsement entitles a vessel to employment in 
unrestricted

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coastwise trade, dredging, towing, and any other employment for which a 
registry, fishery, or Great Lakes endorsement is not required.
    (b) A Great Lakes endorsement entitles a vessel to employment in the 
Great Lakes trade, towing in the Great Lakes, and any other employment 
for which a registry, fishery, or coastwise endorsement is not required.
    (c) If eligible for documentation and not restricted from coastwise 
or Great Lakes trade by paragraph (d) or (e) of this section, the 
following vessels are eligible for a coastwise or Great Lakes 
endorsement or both:
    (1) Vessels built in the United States (Sec. 67.97);
    (2) Forfeited vessels (Sec. 67.131);
    (3) Vessels granted coastwise trading privileges by special 
legislation (Sec. 67.132);
    (4) Wrecked vessels (Sec. 67.133);
    (5) Captured vessels (Sec. 67.134); and
    (6) Vessels purchased, chartered, or leased from the Secretary of 
Transportation by persons who are citizens of the United States (46 
U.S.C. app. 808).
    (d) A vessel otherwise eligible for a coastwise or Great Lakes 
endorsement under paragraph (c) of this section permanently loses that 
eligibility if:
    (1) It is thereafter sold in whole or in part to an owner:
    (i) Not a citizen as defined in subpart C of this part, or
    (ii) Not a person permitted to document vessels pursuant to 46 CFR 
part 68;
    (2) It is thereafter registered under the laws of a foreign country;
    (3) It undergoes rebuilding as defined in Sec. 67.177 outside of 
the United States; or
    (4) It is a crude oil tanker of 20,000 deadweight tons or above, and 
after October 17, 1978, has segregated ballast tanks, a crude oil 
washing system, or an inert gas system installed outside of the United 
States as defined in Sec. 67.3.
    (e) A vessel otherwise eligible for a coastwise or Great Lakes 
endorsement under paragraph (c) of this section loses that eligibility, 
except as provided in paragraph (f) of this section, during any period 
in which it is:
    (1) Owned by a corporation which does not meet the citizenship 
requirements of Sec. 67.39(c);
    (2) Owned by a partnership which does not meet the citizenship 
requirements of Sec. 67.35(a); or
    (3) Mortgaged to a person not identified in Sec. 67.233(b).
    (f) The restriction imposed by paragraph (e)(2) of this section does 
not apply to any vessel for which the Maritime Administration has given 
approval for unrestricted transfer pursuant to regulations set forth in 
46 CFR part 221.

[CGD 89-007, CGD 89-007a, 58 FR 60266, Nov. 15, 1993; 58 FR 65131, Dec. 
13, 1993, as amended by CGD 94-008, 59 FR 49846, Sept. 30, 1994; CGD 94-
040, 61 FR 17815, Apr. 22, 1996; USCG-2002-13058, 67 FR 61278, Sept. 30, 
2002]