---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "chI/subchA"
level: "subchap"
label: "Subchapter A"
heading: "Procedures Applicable to the Public"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/chI-subchA"
sections_count: 305
---

# Subchapter A — Procedures Applicable to the Public

Title 46 C.F.R. — Shipping › Chapter I — Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security

## Contents

- [Part 1 — Organization, General Course and Methods Governing Marine Safety Functions](/cfr/46/chI-subchA-part1.md)
- [Part 2 — Vessel Inspections](/cfr/46/chI-subchA-part2.md)
- [Part 3 — Designation of Oceanographic Research Vessels](/cfr/46/chI-subchA-part3.md)
- [Part 4 — Marine Casualties and Investigations](/cfr/46/chI-subchA-part4.md)
- [Part 5 — Marine Investigation Regulations—personnel Action](/cfr/46/chI-subchA-part5.md)
- [Part 6 — Waivers of Navigation and Vessel Inspection Laws and Regulations 1](/cfr/46/chI-subchA-part6.md)
- [Part 7 — Boundary Lines](/cfr/46/chI-subchA-part7.md)
- [Part 8 — Vessel Inspection Alternatives](/cfr/46/chI-subchA-part8.md)
- [Part 9 — Extra Compensation for Overtime Services](/cfr/46/chI-subchA-part9.md)