---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 160.103"
title: "33"
number: "160.103"
heading: "Applicability."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/160.103"
---

# §160.103. Applicability.

- (a) This subpart applies to any—
  - (1) Vessel on the navigable waters of the United States, except as provided in paragraphs [(b)](#b) and [(c)](#c) of this section;
  - (2) Bridge or other structure on or in the navigable waters of the United States; and
  - (3) **Land structure or shore area immediately adjacent to the navigable waters of the United States.**
- (b) **This subpart does not apply to any vessel on the Saint Lawrence Seaway.**
- (c) Except pursuant to international treaty, convention, or agreement, to which the United States is a party, this subpart does not apply to any foreign vessel that is not destined for, or departing from, a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and that is in:
  - (1) Innocent passage through the territorial sea of the United States;
  - (2) Transit through the navigable waters of the United States which form a part of an international strait.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70001-70003, 70034, and Chapter 701; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4. Subpart C is also issued under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 3715 and 46 U.S.C. 70011.

### Source

Source: CGD 79-026, 48 FR 35404, Aug. 4, 1983, unless otherwise noted.