---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 187.5"
title: "33"
number: "187.5"
heading: "What are the purposes of this part?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/187.5"
---

# §187.5. What are the purposes of this part?


The purposes of this part are to—

- (a) Establish minimum requirements for States electing to participate in VIS;
- (b) Prescribe guidelines for State vessel titling systems; and
- (c) Explain how to obtain certification of compliance with State guidelines for vessel titling systems for the purpose of conferring preferred status on mortgages, instruments, or agreements under [46 U.S.C. 31322(d)](/usc/46/31322.md?p=d).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 12501, 31322; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2, paragraph (II)(92).

### Source

Source: USCG-1999-6420, 66 FR 15630, Mar. 20, 2001, unless otherwise noted.