---
kind: "unit"
title: "33"
title_heading: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
key: "chI/subchS/part179"
level: "part"
label: "Part 179"
heading: "Defect Notification"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/chI-subchS-part179"
sections_count: 10
---

# Part 179 — Defect Notification

Title 33 C.F.R. — Navigation and Navigable Waters › Chapter I — Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security › Subchapter S — Boating Safety

## Sections

- [§179.01. Purpose.](/cfr/33/179.01.md)
- [§179.03. Definitions.](/cfr/33/179.03.md)
- [§179.05. Manufacturer discovered defects.](/cfr/33/179.05.md)
- [§179.07. Notice given by “more expeditious means”.](/cfr/33/179.07.md)
- [§179.09. Contents of notification.](/cfr/33/179.09.md)
- [§179.11. Defects determined by the Commandant.](/cfr/33/179.11.md)
- [§179.13. Initial report to the Commandant.](/cfr/33/179.13.md)
- [§179.15. Follow-up report.](/cfr/33/179.15.md)
- [§179.17. Penalties.](/cfr/33/179.17.md)
- [§179.19. Address of the Commandant.](/cfr/33/179.19.md)