[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: 33CFR95.001]



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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

PART 95_OPERATING A VESSEL WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR A 

DANGEROUS DRUG--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 95.001  Purpose.









Sec.

95.001 Purpose.

95.005 Applicability.

95.010 Definition of terms as used in this part.

95.015 Operating a vessel.

95.020 Standard for under the influence of alcohol or a dangerous drug.

95.025 Adoption of State blood alcohol concentration levels.

95.030 Evidence of under the influence of alcohol or a dangerous drug.

95.035 Reasonable cause for directing a chemical test.

95.040 Refusal to submit to testing.

95.045 General operating rules for vessels inspected, or subject to 

          inspection, under Chapter 33 of Title 46 United States Code.

95.050 Responsibility for compliance.



    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 2071; 46 U.S.C. 2302; Department of Homeland 

Security Delegation No. 0170.



    Source: CGD 84-099, 52 FR 47532, Dec. 14, 1987, unless otherwise 

noted.





    (a) The purpose of this part is to establish under the influence of 

alcohol or a dangerous drug standards under 46 U.S.C. 2302 and to 

prescribe restrictions and responsibilities for personnel on vessels 

inspected, or subject to inspection, under Chapter 33 of Title 46 United 

States Code. This part does not pre-empt enforcement by a State of its 

applicable laws and regulations concerning operating a recreational 

vessel while under the influence of alcohol or a dangerous drug.

    (b) Nothing in this part shall be construed as limiting the 

authority of a vessel's marine employer to limit or prohibit the use or 

possession of alcohol on board a vessel.



[CGD 84-099, 52 FR 47532, Dec. 14, 1987, as amended by USCG-1998-4593, 

66 FR 1862, Jan. 10, 2001]