---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 42.05-63"
title: "46"
number: "42.05-63"
heading: "Ship(s) and vessel(s)."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/42.05-63"
---

# §42.05-63. Ship(s) and vessel(s).


The terms ship(s) and vessel(s) are interchangeable or synonymous words, and include every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.


## Notes

### Amendments

[CGFR 68-126, 34 FR 9011, June 5, 1969]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 5101-5116; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4; section 42.01-5 also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507.

### Amendments

[CGFR 68-126, 34 FR 9011, June 5, 1969]