---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 5.3"
title: "46"
number: "5.3"
heading: "Purpose of regulations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/5.3"
---

# §5.3. Purpose of regulations.


The regulations in this part establish policies for administrative actions against mariners' credentials or endorsements issued by the Coast Guard.


## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 82-002, 50 FR 32184, Aug. 9, 1985, as amended by USCG-1998-3472, 64 FR 28075, May 24, 1999; USCG-2006-24371, 74 FR 11214, Mar. 16, 2009]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 7101, 7301, 7701; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2.

### Source

Source: CGD 82-002, 50 FR 32184, Aug. 9, 1985, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 82-002, 50 FR 32184, Aug. 9, 1985, as amended by USCG-1998-3472, 64 FR 28075, May 24, 1999; USCG-2006-24371, 74 FR 11214, Mar. 16, 2009]