33 C.F.R. § 187.9   What is a vessel identifier and how is one assigned?


Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters


Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 187—VESSEL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
Subpart A—General

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§ 187.9   What is a vessel identifier and how is one assigned?

(a) The vessel identifier for a vessel having a valid HIN is the HIN.

(b) If a vessel does not have a valid HIN, a vessel identifier is assigned under the following table:

              Table 187.9(b)_Vessel Identifier Assignments------------------------------------------------------------------------                               And does not have a     Then the vessel      If the vessel is:            valid HIN:          identifier is:------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) Documented..............  ....................  The official number                                                     assigned by the                                                     Coast Guard under                                                     46 CFR part 67.(2) Documented..............  And is transferred    The HIN assigned by                               to a new owner.       the Coast Guard.(3) Undocumented............  And must be numbered  The number issued on                               under 33 CFR parts    a certificate of                               173 and 174.          number by the                                                     issuing authority                                                     of the State of                                                     principal                                                     operation, provided                                                     the number will not                                                     be used in the                                                     future to identify                                                     a different vessel.(4) Undocumented............  And is transferred    The HIN assigned by                               to a new owner.       the issuing                                                     authority of the                                                     State of principal                                                     operation.(5) Undocumented............  And the vessel is     The HIN assigned by                               required to be        the issuing                               numbered or titled    authority of the                               in a new State of     State of principal                               principal operation.  operation.------------------------------------------------------------------------

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