---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 67.11"
title: "46"
number: "67.11"
heading: "Restriction on transfer of an interest in documented vessels to foreign persons; foreign registry or operation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/67.11"
---

# §67.11. Restriction on transfer of an interest in documented vessels to foreign persons; foreign registry or operation.

- (a) Unless approved by the Maritime Administration—
  - (1) A documented vessel or a vessel last documented under the laws of the United States may not be placed under foreign registry or operated under the authority of a foreign country.
  - (2) A documented vessel or a vessel last documented under the laws of the United States owned by a citizen of the United States as defined in [46 U.S.C. 50501](/usc/46/50501.md), may not be sold, leased, chartered, delivered, or otherwise transferred to any person who is not a citizen of the United States as defined in [46 U.S.C. 50501](/usc/46/50501.md).
- (b) The restrictions in [paragraph (a)(2)](#a-2) of this section do not apply to a vessel that has been operated only as:
  - (1) A fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or fish tender vessel as defined in [46 U.S.C. 2101](/usc/46/2101.md);
  - (2) A recreational vessel; or
  - (3) **Both.**
- (c) The exemption in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section does not relieve all vessels from meeting the fishery endorsement requirements of this part. If your vessel is less than 100 feet in length and is a fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or fish tender vessel as defined in [46 U.S.C. 2101](/usc/46/2101.md), you must meet the fishery endorsement requirements set out in this part. Each vessel 100 feet and greater in length applying for a fishery endorsement is regulated by the Maritime Administration requirements found in [46 CFR part 356](/cfr/46/part356.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 89-007, CGD 89-007a, 58 FR 60266, Nov. 15, 1003, as amended by USCG-1999-6095, 65 FR 76575, Dec. 7, 2000; USCG-2016-0531, 82 FR 43863, Sept. 20, 2017]

### Authority

Authority: 14 U.S.C. 664; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 9118; 46 U.S.C. 2103, 2104, 2107, 12102, 12103, 12104, 12105, 12106, 12113, 12133, 12139; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 89-007, CGD 89-007a, 58 FR 60266, Nov. 15, 1993, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 89-007, CGD 89-007a, 58 FR 60266, Nov. 15, 1003, as amended by USCG-1999-6095, 65 FR 76575, Dec. 7, 2000; USCG-2016-0531, 82 FR 43863, Sept. 20, 2017]