---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 67.19"
title: "46"
number: "67.19"
heading: "Coastwise endorsement."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/67.19"
---

# §67.19. Coastwise endorsement.

- (a) A coastwise endorsement entitles a vessel to employment in unrestricted coastwise trade, dredging, towing, and any other employment for which a registry or fishery endorsement is not required.
- (b) If eligible for documentation and not restricted from coastwise trade by paragraph [(c)](#c) or [(d)](#d) of this section, the following vessels are eligible for a coastwise endorsement:
  - (1) Vessels built in the United States ([§ 67.97](/cfr/46/67.97.md));
  - (2) Forfeited vessels ([§ 67.131](/cfr/46/67.131.md));
  - (3) Vessels granted coastwise trading privileges by special legislation ([§ 67.132](/cfr/46/67.132.md));
  - (4) Wrecked vessels ([§ 67.133](/cfr/46/67.133.md));
  - (5) Captured vessels ([§ 67.134](/cfr/46/67.134.md)); and
  - (6) Vessels purchased, chartered, or leased from the Secretary of Transportation by persons who are citizens of the United States ([46 U.S.C. 57109](/usc/46/57109.md)).
- (c) A vessel otherwise eligible for a coastwise endorsement under [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section permanently loses that eligibility if:
  - (1) **It is thereafter sold in whole or in part to an owner—**
    - (i) Not a citizen as defined in subpart C of this part, or
    - (ii) Not a person permitted to document vessels pursuant to [46 CFR part 68](/cfr/46/part68.md);
  - (2) It is thereafter registered under the laws of a foreign country;
  - (3) It undergoes rebuilding as defined in [§ 67.177](/cfr/46/67.177.md) outside of the United States; or
  - (4) It is a crude oil tanker of 20,000 deadweight tons or above, and after October 17, 1978, has segregated ballast tanks, a crude oil washing system, or an inert gas system installed outside of the United States as defined in [§ 67.3](/cfr/46/67.3.md).
- (d) A vessel otherwise eligible for a coastwise endorsement under [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section loses that eligibility during any period in which it is:
  - (1) Owned by a corporation which does not meet the citizenship requirements of [§ 67.39(c)](/cfr/46/67.39.md?p=c);
  - (2) Owned by a partnership which does not meet the citizenship requirements of [§ 67.35(c)](/cfr/46/67.35.md?p=c); or
  - (3) Mortgaged to a person not identified in [§ 67.233(b)](/cfr/46/67.233.md?p=b).

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 89-007, CGD 89-007a, 58 FR 60266, Nov. 15, 1993; 58 FR 65131, Dec. 13, 1993, as amended by CGD 94-008, 59 FR 49846, Sept. 30, 1994; CGD 94-040, 61 FR 17815, Apr. 22, 1996; USCG-2002-13058, 67 FR 61278, Sept. 30, 2002; USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49230, Sept. 25, 2009; 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, 1993; 58 FR 65131, Dec. 13, 1993, as amended by CGD 94-008, 59 FR 49846, Sept. 30, 1994; CGD 94-040, 61 FR 17815, Apr. 22, 1996; USCG-2002-13058, 67 FR 61278, Sept. 30, 2002; USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49230, Sept. 25, 2009; USCG-2016-0531, 82 FR 43863, Sept. 20, 2017]