---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 197.200"
title: "46"
number: "197.200"
heading: "Purpose of subpart."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/197.200"
---

# §197.200. Purpose of subpart.


This subpart prescribes rules for the design, construction, and use of equipment, and inspection, operation, and safety and health standards for commercial diving operations taking place from vessels and facilities under Coast Guard jurisdiction.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1509; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703, 6101; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: CGD 76-009, 43 FR 53683, Nov. 16, 1978, unless otherwise noted.