---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 196.01-1"
title: "46"
number: "196.01-1"
heading: "General; preemptive effect."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/196.01-1"
---

# §196.01-1. General; preemptive effect.

- (a) The provisions of this part shall apply to all vessels except as specifically noted in this part.
- (b) **The regulations in this part have preemptive effect over State or local regulations in the same field.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGFR 67-83, 33 FR 1158, Jan. 27, 1968, as amended by USCG-2006-24797, 77 FR 33894, June 7, 2012]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 2213, 3306, 5115, 6101; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; 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 1158, Jan. 27, 1968, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGFR 67-83, 33 FR 1158, Jan. 27, 1968, as amended by USCG-2006-24797, 77 FR 33894, June 7, 2012]