---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 140.700"
title: "46"
number: "140.700"
heading: "Applicability."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/140.700"
---

# §140.700. Applicability.


This subpart applies to all towing vessels unless otherwise specified. Certain towing vessels are also subject to the navigation safety regulations in [33 CFR part 164](/cfr/33/part164.md).


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3103, 3301, 3306, 3308, 3316, 8104, 8904; 33 CFR 1.05; DHS Delegation 0170.1.

### Source

Source: USCG-2006-24412, 81 FR 40101, June 20, 2016, unless otherwise noted.