46 C.F.R. § 67.111 Assignment of official number.
Title 46 - Shipping
(a) The owner of a vessel must submit an Application for Initial Issue, Exchange, or Replacement of Certificate of Documentation; or Redocumentation (form CG–1258) to the Director, National Vessel Documentation Center, to apply for an official number for the vessel when: (1) Application is made for initial documentation of the vessel; or (2) An existing vessel has been severed, with two or more vessels resulting. In this case, the official number of the original vessel is retired and the owner of each resulting vessel must apply for designation of a new official number. (b) Upon receipt of form CG–1258, the Director, National Vessel Documentation Center will have an official number assigned to the vessel and furnish it to the vessel owner. [CGD 89–007, CGD 89–007a, 58 FR 60266, Nov. 15, 1993, 58 FR 65131, Dec. 13, 1993, as amended by CGD 95–014, 60 FR 31604, June 15, 1995; USCG–1998–4442, 63 FR 52190, Sept. 30, 1998]
Title 46: Shipping
PART 67—DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS
Subpart H—Assignments and Designations Required for Vessel Documentation
§ 67.111 Assignment of official number.
