---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 173.59"
title: "33"
number: "173.59"
heading: "Where to submit report."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/173.59"
---

# §173.59. Where to submit report.


A report required by [§ 173.55](/cfr/33/173.55.md) must be submitted to:

- (a) The reporting authority listed in appendix A of this part where the vessel number was issued, or, if the vessel has no number, where the vessel is principally used; or
- (b) The reporting authority where the casualty or accident occurred, if it occurred outside the State where the vessel is numbered or principally used.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C. 2110, 6101, 12301, 12302; OMB Circular A-25; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 72-54R, 37 FR 21399, Oct. 7, 1972, unless otherwise noted.