---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "chI/subchU/part188"
level: "part"
label: "Part 188"
heading: "General Provisions"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/chI-subchU-part188"
sections_count: 59
---

# Part 188 — General Provisions

Title 46 C.F.R. — Shipping › Chapter I — Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security › Subchapter U — Oceanographic Research Vessels

## Contents

- [Subpart 188.01 — Authority and Purpose](/cfr/46/chI-subchU-part188-subpart188.01.md)
- [Subpart 188.05 — Application](/cfr/46/chI-subchU-part188-subpart188.05.md)
- [Subpart 188.10 — Definition of Terms Used in This Subchapter](/cfr/46/chI-subchU-part188-subpart188.10.md)
- [Subpart 188.15 — Equivalents](/cfr/46/chI-subchU-part188-subpart188.15.md)
- [Subpart 188.20 — General Marine Engineering Requirements](/cfr/46/chI-subchU-part188-subpart188.20.md)
- [Subpart 188.25 — General Electrical Engineering Requirements](/cfr/46/chI-subchU-part188-subpart188.25.md)
- [Subpart 188.27 — Lifesaving Appliances and Arrangements](/cfr/46/chI-subchU-part188-subpart188.27.md)
- [Subpart 188.35 — American Bureau of Shipping's Standards](/cfr/46/chI-subchU-part188-subpart188.35.md)