[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 33, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 33CFR2.1]



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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

PART 2_JURISDICTION--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 2.1  Purpose.









                            Subpart A_General



Sec.

2.1 Purpose.

2.5 Specific definitions control.



                     Subpart B_Jurisdictional Terms



2.20 Territorial sea baseline.

2.22 Territorial sea.

2.24 Internal waters.

2.26 Inland waters.

2.28 Contiguous zone.

2.30 Exclusive Economic Zone.

2.32 High seas.

2.34 Waters subject to tidal influence; waters subject to the ebb and 

          flow of the tide; mean high water.

2.36 Navigable waters of the United States, navigable waters, 

          territorial waters.

2.38 Waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; waters 

          over which the United States has jurisdiction.



           Subpart C_Availability of Jurisdictional Decisions



2.40 Maintenance of decisions.

2.45 Decisions subject to change or modification and availability of 

          lists and charts.



    Authority: 14 U.S.C. 633; 33 U.S.C. 1222; Pub. L. 89-670, 80 Stat. 

931, 49 U.S.C. 108; Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135, 2249, 6 U.S.C. 101 

note and 468; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.



    Source: USCG-2001-9044, 68 FR 42598, July 18, 2003, unless otherwise 

noted.







    (a) The purpose of this part is to define terms the Coast Guard uses 

in regulations, policies, and procedures, to determine whether it has 

jurisdiction on certain waters in cases where specific jurisdictional 

definitions are not otherwise provided.

    (b) Figure 2.1 is a visual aid to assist you in understanding this 

part.



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