[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: 33CFR64.03]



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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

PART 64_MARKING OF STRUCTURES, SUNKEN VESSELS AND OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS

--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 64.03  Scope.



    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section these rules 

apply to:

    (1) Structures located in or over waters subject to the jurisdiction 

of the United States and, on the high seas, structures owned or operated 

by persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;

    (2) Sunken vessels in the navigable waters or waters above the 

continental shelf of the United States; and

    (3) Other obstructions existing on or in the navigable waters or 

waters above the continental shelf of the United States.

    (b) The following obstructions are exempt from the requirements of 

this part:

    (1) Dredging pipelines subject to Subchapter D of this chapter;

    (2) Bridges subject to Subchapter J of this chapter;

    (3) Vessels subject to the International Regulations for preventing 

Collisions at Sea, 1972 (1972 COLREGS) or the Inland Navigation Rules;

    (4) Deepwater port facilities subject to subchapter NN of this 

chapter; and

    (5) Artificial islands and structures subject to Part 67 of this 

subchapter.