[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR26.15-1]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 26_OPERATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart 26.15_Boarding
 
Sec. 26.15-1  May board at any time.


    (a) To facilitate the boarding of vessels by the commissioned, 
warrant, and petty officers of the U.S. Coast Guard in the exercise of 
their authority, every uninspected vessel, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 
2101(43), if underway and upon being hailed by a Coast Guard vessel, 
must stop immediately and lay to, or must maneuver in such a way to 
permit the Coast Guard boarding officer to come aboard. Failure to 
permit a Coast Guard boarding officer to board a vessel or refusal to 
comply will subject the operator or owner of the vessel to the penalties 
provided in law.
    (b) Coast Guard boarding vessels will be identified by the display 
of the Coast Guard ensign as a symbol of authority and the Coast Guard 
personnel will be dressed in Coast Guard uniform. The Coast Guard 
boarding officer upon boarding a vessel will identify himself to the 
master, owner, or operator and explain his mission.

[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16656, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 72-132R, 38 
FR 5750, Mar. 2, 1973; CGD 95-027, 61 FR 25997, May 23, 1996]