---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 159.003-1"
title: "46"
number: "159.003-1"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/159.003-1"
---

# §159.003-1. Purpose.


This subpart contains the procedures for obtaining Coast Guard approval under a Mutual Recognition Agreement.


## Notes

### Source

Source: USCG-2012-0196, 81 FR 48273, July 22, 2016, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4; Section 159.001-9 also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507.

### Source

Source: CGD 76-048, 44 FR 73043, Dec. 17, 1979, unless otherwise noted.