---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 3.03-1"
title: "46"
number: "3.03-1"
heading: "Vessels subject to the requirements of this part."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/3.03-1"
---

# §3.03-1. Vessels subject to the requirements of this part.


The regulations in this part are applicable to U.S. flag vessels desiring designation as oceanographic research vessels in accordance with [46 U.S.C. 2101](/usc/46/2101.md).


## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 77-081, 46 FR 56202, Nov. 16, 1981, as amended by CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51195, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-2005-22329, 70 FR 57183, Sept. 30, 2005; USCG-2023-0759, 89 FR 22948, Apr. 3, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2113, 3306; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 77-081, 46 FR 56202, Nov. 16, 1981, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 77-081, 46 FR 56202, Nov. 16, 1981, as amended by CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51195, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-2005-22329, 70 FR 57183, Sept. 30, 2005; USCG-2023-0759, 89 FR 22948, Apr. 3, 2024]