---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "chI"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter I"
heading: "Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/chI"
sections_count: 7168
---

# Chapter I — Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security

Title 46 C.F.R. — Shipping

## Contents

- [Subchapter A — Procedures Applicable to the Public](/cfr/46/chI-subchA.md)
- [Subchapter B — Merchant Marine Officers and Seamen](/cfr/46/chI-subchB.md)
- [Subchapter C — Uninspected Vessels](/cfr/46/chI-subchC.md)
- [Subchapter D — Tank Vessels](/cfr/46/chI-subchD.md)
- [Subchapter E — Load Lines](/cfr/46/chI-subchE.md)
- [Subchapter F — Marine Engineering](/cfr/46/chI-subchF.md)
- [Subchapter G — Documentation and Measurement of Vessels](/cfr/46/chI-subchG.md)
- [Subchapter H — Passenger Vessels](/cfr/46/chI-subchH.md)
- [Subchapter I — Cargo and Miscellaneous Vessels](/cfr/46/chI-subchI.md)
- [Subchapter I-A — Mobile Offshore Drilling Units](/cfr/46/chI-subchI-A.md)
- [Subchapter J — Electrical Engineering](/cfr/46/chI-subchJ.md)
- [Subchapter K — Small Passenger Vessels Carrying More Than 150 Passengers or with Overnight Accommodations for More Than 49 Passengers](/cfr/46/chI-subchK.md)
- [Subchapter L — Offshore Supply Vessels](/cfr/46/chI-subchL.md)
- [Subchapter M — Towing Vessels](/cfr/46/chI-subchM.md)
- [Subchapter N — Dangerous Cargoes](/cfr/46/chI-subchN.md)
- [Subchapter O — Certain Bulk Dangerous Cargoes](/cfr/46/chI-subchO.md)
- [Subchapter P — Manning of Vessels [reserved]](/cfr/46/chI-subchP.md)
- [Subchapter Q — Equipment, Construction, and Materials: Specifications and Approval](/cfr/46/chI-subchQ.md)
- [Subchapter R — Nautical Schools](/cfr/46/chI-subchR.md)
- [Subchapter S — Subdivision and Stability](/cfr/46/chI-subchS.md)
- [Subchapter T — Small Passenger Vessels (under 100 Gross Tons)](/cfr/46/chI-subchT.md)
- [Subchapter U — Oceanographic Research Vessels](/cfr/46/chI-subchU.md)
- [Subchapter V — Marine Occupational Safety and Health Standards](/cfr/46/chI-subchV.md)
- [Subchapter W — Lifesaving Appliances and Arrangements](/cfr/46/chI-subchW.md)