[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: 46CFR67.57]

[Page 350]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 67_DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart D_Title Requirements for Vessel Documentation
 
Sec. 67.57  Extent of title evidence required for initial documentation.

    (a) Vessels never registered under any system:
    (1) Where a coastwise or Great Lakes endorsement is sought, the only 
title evidence required for a vessel being documented by the owner for 
whom it was built is the certification of the builder (form CG-1261) 
described in Sec. 67.99. Any other applicant must present title 
evidence in accordance with Sec. 67.53(d).
    (2) Where a fishery endorsement is sought, the only title evidence 
required for a vessel being documented by the owner for whom it was 
built is the certification of the builder (form CG-1261) described in 
Sec. 67.99. Any other applicant must present title evidence in 
accordance with either paragraph (c) or (d) of Sec. 67.53.
    (3) Where a registry or recreational endorsement is sought, the only 
title evidence required for a vessel being documented by the first owner 
of the vessel is the certification of the builder (form CG-1261) 
described in Sec. 67.99, or a Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin. Any 
other applicant must also present title evidence in accordance with 
either paragraph (c)(2) or (d)(2) of Sec. 67.53.

    Note: Manufacturer's Certificates of Origin are sometimes used as 
shipping documents for vessels, and may recite as the first owner a 
person other than the person for which the vessel was built. Therefore, 
a chain of title which begins with a Certificate of Origin will be 
deemed incomplete.

    (b) Vessels previously registered under the laws of a State or a 
foreign government:
    (1) Where a coastwise or a Great Lakes endorsement is sought, title 
evidence must be presented in accordance with Sec. 67.53(d).
    (2) Where a fishery endorsement is sought, title evidence must be 
presented in accordance with paragraph (b), (c), or (d) of Sec. 67.53.
    (3) Where a registry or recreational endorsement is sought, title 
evidence must be presented in accordance with paragraph (a), (b), (c), 
or (d) of Sec. 67.53.