---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 169.101"
title: "46"
number: "169.101"
heading: "Purpose; preemptive effect."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/169.101"
---

# §169.101. Purpose; preemptive effect.


The regulations in this part set forth uniform requirements which are suited to the particular characteristics and specialized operations of sailing school vessels as defined in [Title 46](/cfr/46.md), United States Code [section 2101](/cfr/46/2101.md). The regulations in this part have preemptive effect over State or local regulations in the same field.


## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 83-005, 51 FR 896, Jan. 9, 1986, as amended by USCG-2006-24797, 77 FR 33889, June 7, 2012; USCG-2024-1103, 90 FR 52881, Nov. 24, 2025]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 3306, 6101; Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2439; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 793; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4; § 169.117 also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507.

### Source

Source: CGD 83-005, 51 FR 896, Jan. 9, 1986, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 83-005, 51 FR 896, Jan. 9, 1986, as amended by USCG-2006-24797, 77 FR 33889, June 7, 2012; USCG-2024-1103, 90 FR 52881, Nov. 24, 2025]