---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 67.9"
title: "46"
number: "67.9"
heading: "Vessels excluded from or exempt from documentation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/67.9"
---

# §67.9. Vessels excluded from or exempt from documentation.

- (a) **A vessel of less than five net tons is excluded from documentation.**
- (b) A vessel which does not operate on the navigable waters of the United States or in the fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone is exempt from the requirement to have a Certificate of Documentation.
- (c) A non-self-propelled vessel, qualified to engage in the coastwise trade is exempt from the requirement to be documented with a coastwise endorsement when engaged in coastwise trade:
  - (1) Within a harbor;
  - (2) On the rivers or lakes (except the Great Lakes) of the United States; or
  - (3) **On the internal waters or canals of any State.**
- (d) A vessel exempt from the requirement to be documented by paragraph [(b)](#b) or [(c)](#c) of this section may be documented at the option of the owner, provided it meets the other requirements of this part.

## Notes

### 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.