[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: 46CFR67.9]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 67_DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 67.9  Vessels excluded from or exempt from documentation.

    (a) A vessel of less than five net tons is excluded from 
documentation.
    (b) A vessel which does not operate on the navigable waters of the 
United States or in the fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone is 
exempt from the requirement to have a Certificate of Documentation.
    (c) A non-self-propelled vessel, qualified to engage in the 
coastwise trade is exempt from the requirement to be documented with a 
coastwise endorsement when engaged in coastwise trade:
    (1) Within a harbor;
    (2) On the rivers or lakes (except the Great Lakes) of the United 
States; or
    (3) On the internal waters or canals of any State.
    (d) A vessel exempt from the requirement to be documented by 
paragraph (b) or (c) of this section may be documented at the option of 
the owner, provided it meets the other requirements of this part.