---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 187.9"
title: "33"
number: "187.9"
heading: "What is a vessel identifier and how is one assigned?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/187.9"
---

# §187.9. What is a vessel identifier and how is one assigned?

- (a) **The vessel identifier for a vessel having a valid HIN is the HIN.**
- (b) If a vessel does not have a valid HIN, a vessel identifier is assigned under the following table:

## 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.