---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 122.100"
title: "46"
number: "122.100"
heading: "General requirement."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/122.100"
---

# §122.100. General requirement.


A vessel must be operated in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and in such a manner as to afford adequate precaution against hazards that might endanger the vessel and the persons being transported.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 6101; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2, paragraph (II)(92)(a).

### Source

Source: CGD 85-080, 61 FR 935, Jan. 10, 1996, unless otherwise noted.