33 C.F.R. § 173.15 Vessel number required.
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
(a) Except as provided in §173.17, no person may use a vessel to which this part applies unless: (1) It has a number issued on a certificate of number by the issuing authority in the State in which the vessel is principally used; and (2) The number is displayed as described in §173.27. (b) This section does not apply to a vessel for which a valid temporary certificate has been issued to its owner by the issuing authority in the State in which the vessel is principally used.
Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 173—VESSEL NUMBERING AND CASUALTY AND ACCIDENT REPORTING
Subpart B—Numbering
§ 173.15 Vessel number required.

