FEDERAL · CFR

Title 46Shipping

210 parts. Last amended March 19, 2026. View on eCFR ↗

Part 1Organization, General Course and Methods Governing Marine Safety FunctionsPart 2Vessel InspectionsPart 3Designation of Oceanographic Research VesselsPart 4Marine Casualties and InvestigationsPart 5Marine Investigation Regulations—Personnel ActionPart 6Waivers of Navigation and Vessel Inspection Laws and RegulationsPart 7Boundary LinesPart 8Vessel Inspection AlternativesPart 9Extra Compensation for Overtime ServicesPart 10Merchant Mariner CredentialPart 11Requirements for Officer EndorsementsPart 12Requirements for Rating EndorsementsPart 13Certification of Tank Vessel PersonnelPart 14Shipment and Discharge of Merchant MarinersPart 15Manning RequirementsPart 16Chemical TestingPart 24General ProvisionsPart 25RequirementsPart 26OperationsPart 27Towing VesselsPart 28Requirements for Commercial Fishing Industry VesselsPart 30General ProvisionsPart 31Inspection and CertificationPart 32Special Equipment, Machinery, and Hull RequirementsPart 34Fire Fighting EquipmentPart 35OperationsPart 36Elevated Temperature CargoesPart 38Liquefied Flammable GasesPart 39Vapor Control SystemsPart 42Domestic and Foreign Voyages by SeaPart 44Special Service Limited Domestic VoyagesPart 45Great Lakes Load LinesPart 46Subdivision Load Lines for Passenger VesselsPart 47Combination Load LinesPart 50General ProvisionsPart 52Power BoilersPart 53Heating BoilersPart 54Pressure VesselsPart 56Piping Systems and AppurtenancesPart 57Welding and BrazingPart 58Main and Auxiliary Machinery and Related SystemsPart 59Repairs to Boilers, Pressure Vessels, and AppurtenancesPart 61Periodic Tests and InspectionsPart 62Vital System AutomationPart 63Automatic Auxiliary BoilersPart 64Marine Portable Tanks and Cargo Handling SystemsPart 67Documentation of VesselsPart 68Documentation of Vessels: Exceptions to Coastwise QualificationPart 69Measurement of VesselsPart 70General ProvisionsPart 71Inspection and CertificationPart 72Construction and ArrangementPart 76Fire Protection EquipmentPart 77Vessel Control and Miscellaneous Systems and EquipmentPart 78OperationsPart 80Disclosure of Safety Standards and Country of RegistryPart 90General ProvisionsPart 91Inspection and CertificationPart 92Construction and ArrangementPart 93StabilityPart 95Fire Protection EquipmentPart 96Vessel Control and Miscellaneous Systems and EquipmentPart 97OperationsPart 98Special Construction, Arrangement, and Other Provisions for Certain Dangerous Cargoes in BulkPart 105Commercial Fishing Vessels Dispensing Petroleum ProductsPart 106Requirements for Nonqualified Vessels That Perform Certain Aquaculture Support OperationsPart 107Inspection and CertificationPart 108Design and EquipmentPart 109OperationsPart 110General ProvisionsPart 111Electric Systems—General RequirementsPart 112Emergency Lighting and Power SystemsPart 113Communication and Alarm Systems and EquipmentPart 114General ProvisionsPart 115Inspection and CertificationPart 116Construction and ArrangementPart 117Lifesaving Equipment and ArrangementsPart 118Fire Protection EquipmentPart 119Machinery InstallationPart 120Electrical InstallationPart 121Vessel Control and Miscellaneous Systems and EquipmentPart 122OperationsPart 125GeneralPart 126Inspection and CertificationPart 127Construction and ArrangementsPart 128Marine Engineering: Equipment and SystemsPart 129Electrical InstallationsPart 130Vessel Control, and Miscellaneous Equipment and SystemsPart 131OperationsPart 132Fire-Protection EquipmentPart 133Lifesaving SystemsPart 134Added Provisions for LiftboatsPart 136CertificationPart 137Vessel CompliancePart 138Towing Safety Management System (TSMS)Part 139Third-Party OrganizationsPart 140OperationsPart 141LifesavingPart 142Fire ProtectionPart 143Machinery and Electrical Systems and EquipmentPart 144Construction and ArrangementPart 147Hazardous Ships' StoresPart 147AInterim Regulations for Shipboard FumigationPart 148Carriage of Bulk Solid Materials That Require Special HandlingPart 150Compatibility of CargoesPart 151Barges Carrying Bulk Liquid Hazardous Material CargoesPart 153Ships Carrying Bulk Liquid, Liquefied Gas, or Compressed Gas Hazardous MaterialsPart 154Safety Standards for Self-Propelled Vessels Carrying Bulk Liquefied GasesPart 159Approval of Equipment and MaterialsPart 160Lifesaving EquipmentPart 161Electrical EquipmentPart 162Engineering EquipmentPart 163ConstructionPart 164MaterialsPart 166Designation and Approval of Nautical School ShipsPart 167Public Nautical School ShipsPart 168Civilian Nautical School VesselsPart 169Sailing School VesselsPart 170Stability Requirements for All Inspected VesselsPart 171Special Rules Pertaining to Vessels Carrying PassengersPart 172Special Rules Pertaining to Bulk CargoesPart 173Special Rules Pertaining to Vessel UsePart 174Special Rules Pertaining to Specific Vessel TypesPart 175General ProvisionsPart 176Inspection and CertificationPart 177Construction and ArrangementPart 178Intact Stability and SeaworthinessPart 179Subdivision, Damage Stability, and Watertight IntegrityPart 180Lifesaving Equipment and ArrangementsPart 181Fire Protection EquipmentPart 182Machinery InstallationPart 183Electrical InstallationPart 184Vessel Control and Miscellaneous Systems and EquipmentPart 185OperationsPart 188General ProvisionsPart 189Inspection and CertificationPart 190Construction and ArrangementPart 193Fire Protection EquipmentPart 194Handling, Use, and Control of Explosives and Other Hazardous MaterialsPart 195Vessel Control and Miscellaneous Systems and EquipmentPart 196OperationsPart 197General ProvisionsPart 199Lifesaving Systems for Certain Inspected VesselsPart 201Rules of Practice and ProcedurePart 202Procedures Relating to Review by Secretary of Transportation of Actions by Maritime Subsidy BoardPart 203Procedures Relating to Conduct of Certain Hearings Under the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as AmendedPart 204Claims Against the Maritime Administration Under the Federal Tort Claims ActPart 205Audit Appeals; Policy and ProcedurePart 221Regulated Transactions Involving Documented Vessels and Other Maritime InterestsPart 232Uniform Financial Reporting RequirementsPart 249Approval of Underwriters for Marine Hull InsurancePart 272Requirements and Procedures for Conducting Condition Surveys and Administering Maintenance and Repair SubsidyPart 277Domestic and Foreign Trade; InterpretationsPart 287Establishment of Construction Reserve FundsPart 289Insurance of Construction-Differential Subsidy Vessels, Operating-Differential Subsidy Vessels and of Vessels Sold or Adjusted Under the Merchant Ship Sales Act 1946Part 294Tanker Security Program (TSP)Part 295Maritime Security Program (MSP)Part 296Maritime Security Program (MSP)Part 298Obligation GuaranteesPart 307Establishment of Mandatory Position Reporting System for VesselsPart 308War Risk InsurancePart 309Values for War Risk InsurancePart 310Merchant Marine TrainingPart 315Agency Agreements and Appointment of AgentsPart 327Seamen's Claims; Administrative Action and LitigationPart 349Reemployment Rights of Certain Merchant SeamenPart 350Seamen's Service AwardsPart 351DepositoriesPart 355Requirements for Establishing United States CitizenshipPart 356Requirements for Vessels of 100 Feet or Greater in Registered Length to Obtain a Fishery Endorsement to the Vessel's DocumentationPart 370ClaimsPart 380ProceduresPart 381Cargo Preference—U.S.-Flag VesselsPart 382Determination of Fair and Reasonable Rates for the Carriage of Bulk and Packaged Preference Cargoes on U.S.-Flag Commercial VesselsPart 385Research and Development Grant and Cooperative Agreements RegulationsPart 386Regulations Governing Public Buildings and Grounds at the United States Merchant Marine AcademyPart 387Utilization and Disposal of Surplus Federal Real Property for Development or Operation of a Port FacilityPart 388Administrative Waivers of the Coastwise Trade LawsPart 389Determination of Availability of Coastwise-Qualified Vessels for Transportation of Platform JacketsPart 390Capital Construction FundPart 391Federal Income Tax Aspects of the Capital Construction FundPart 393America's Marine Highway ProgramPart 401Great Lakes Pilotage RegulationsPart 402Great Lakes Pilotage Rules and OrdersPart 403Great Lakes Pilotage Uniform Accounting SystemPart 404Great Lakes Pilotage RatemakingPart 501The Federal Maritime Commission—GeneralPart 502Rules of Practice and ProcedurePart 503Public InformationPart 504Procedures for Environmental Policy AnalysisPart 505Administrative OffsetPart 506Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation AdjustmentPart 507Enforcement of Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Conducted by the Federal Maritime CommissionPart 508Employee Ethical Conduct Standards and Financial Disclosure RegulationsPart 515Licensing, Registration, Financial Responsibility Requirements and General Duties for Ocean Transportation IntermediariesPart 520Carrier Automated TariffsPart 525Marine Terminal Operator SchedulesPart 530Service ContractsPart 531NVOCC Service ArrangementsPart 532NVOCC Negotiated Rate ArrangementsPart 535Ocean Common Carrier and Marine Terminal Operator Agreements Subject to the Shipping Act of 1984Part 540Passenger Vessel Financial ResponsibilityPart 541Demurrage and DetentionPart 542Common Carrier ProhibitionsPart 545Interpretations and Statements of PolicyPart 550Regulations to Adjust or Meet Conditions Unfavorable to Shipping in the Foreign Trade of the United StatesPart 551Actions to Adjust or Meet Conditions Unfavorable to Shipping in the U.S. Foreign TradePart 555Actions to Address Adverse Conditions Affecting U.S.-Flag Carriers That Do Not Exist for Foreign Carriers in the United StatesPart 560Actions to Address Conditions Unduly Impairing Access of U.S.-Flag Vessels to Ocean Trade Between Foreign PortsPart 565Controlled Carriers