---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 194.01-1"
title: "46"
number: "194.01-1"
heading: "General; preemptive effect."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/194.01-1"
---

# §194.01-1. General; preemptive effect.

- (a) The provisions of this part, with the exception of [subpart 194.90](/cfr/46/subpart194.90.md), shall apply to all vessels other than non-self-propelled vessels of less than 300 gross tons contracted for on or after March 1, 1968.
- (b) Non-self-propelled vessels of less than 300 gross tons shall not be subject to the provisions of this part except as provided otherwise by [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section.
- (c) Non-self-propelled vessels of less than 300 gross tons shall be governed by the applicable portions of [49 CFR parts 171-179](/cfr/49/part171-179.md), and the applicable portions of 33 CFR parts [6](/cfr/33/part6.md) and [121](/cfr/33/part121.md) to 126, inclusively. Alternately, the owner, at his option, may comply with the provisions of this part.
- (d) Vessels contracted for prior to March 1, 1968, shall meet the requirements of [subpart 194.90](/cfr/46/subpart194.90.md).
- (e) **The regulations in this part have preemptive effect over State or local regulations in the same field.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGFR 67-83, 33 FR 1151, Jan. 27, 1968, as amended by CGD 86-033, 53 FR 36026, Sept. 16, 1988; USCG-2006-24797, 77 FR 33894, June 7, 2012]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 2113, 3306; 49 U.S.C. App. 1804; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: CGFR 67-83, 33 FR 1151, Jan. 27, 1968, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGFR 67-83, 33 FR 1151, Jan. 27, 1968, as amended by CGD 86-033, 53 FR 36026, Sept. 16, 1988; USCG-2006-24797, 77 FR 33894, June 7, 2012]