2017-14617: Navigation and Navigable Waters, and Shipping; Technical, Organizational, and Conforming Amendments
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This final rule makes non-substantive technical, organizational, and conforming amendments to existing Coast Guard regulations. This rule will have no substantive effect on the regulated public.
The agency’s own summary, as published.
What this changes
Amends 54 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
- 33 CFR 3 Coast Guard Areas, Districts, Sectors, Marine Inspection Zones, and Captain of the Port Zones
- 33 CFR 20 Rules of Practice, Procedure, and Evidence for Formal Administrative Proceedings of the Coast Guard
- 33 CFR 64 Marking of Structures, Sunken Vessels and Other Obstructions
- 33 CFR 67 Aids to Navigation on Artificial Islands and Fixed Structures
- 33 CFR 80 COLREGS Demarcation Lines
- 33 CFR 82 72 COLREGS: Interpretative Rules
- 33 CFR 83 Navigation Rules
- 33 CFR 84 Annex I: Positioning and Technical Details of Lights and Shapes
- 33 CFR 104 Maritime Security: Vessels
- 33 CFR 105 Maritime Security: Facilities
- 33 CFR 109 General
- 33 CFR 110 Anchorage Regulations
- 33 CFR 115 Bridge Locations and Clearances; Administrative Procedures
- 33 CFR 117 Drawbridge Operation Regulations
- 33 CFR 120
- 33 CFR 133
- 33 CFR 135
- 33 CFR 136 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; Claims Procedures; Designation of Source; and Advertisement
- 33 CFR 137 Oil Spill Liability: Standards for Conducting All Appropriate Inquiries Under the Innocent Land-Owner Defense
- 33 CFR 138 Evidence of Financial Responsibility for Water Pollution (Vessels) and OPA 90 Limits of Liability (Vessels, Deepwater Ports and Onshore Facilities)
- 33 CFR 151 Vessels Carrying Oil, Noxious Liquid Substances, Garbage, Municipal or Commercial Waste, and Ballast Water
- 33 CFR 155 Oil or Hazardous Material Pollution Prevention Regulations for Vessels
- 33 CFR 157 Rules for the Protection of the Marine Environment Relating to Tank Vessels Carrying Oil in Bulk
- 33 CFR 159 Marine Sanitation Devices
- 33 CFR 161 Vessel Traffic Management
- 33 CFR 162 Inland Waterways Navigation Regulations
- 33 CFR 164 Navigation Safety Regulations
- 33 CFR 165 Regulated Navigation Areas and Limited Access Areas
- 33 CFR 174 State Numbering and Casualty Reporting Systems
- 33 CFR 181 Manufacturer Requirements
- 46 CFR 4 Marine Casualties and Investigations
- 46 CFR 28 Requirements for Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels
- 46 CFR 31 Inspection and Certification
- 46 CFR 39 Vapor Control Systems
- 46 CFR 44 Special Service Limited Domestic Voyages
- 46 CFR 50 General Provisions
- 46 CFR 58 Main and Auxiliary Machinery and Related Systems
- 46 CFR 63 Automatic Auxiliary Boilers
- 46 CFR 69 Measurement of Vessels
- 46 CFR 71 Inspection and Certification
- 46 CFR 107 Inspection and Certification
- 46 CFR 110 General Provisions
- 46 CFR 111 Electric Systems—General Requirements
- 46 CFR 116 Construction and Arrangement
- 46 CFR 120 Electrical Installation
- 46 CFR 127 Construction and Arrangements
- 46 CFR 153 Ships Carrying Bulk Liquid, Liquefied Gas, or Compressed Gas Hazardous Materials
- 46 CFR 154 Safety Standards for Self-Propelled Vessels Carrying Bulk Liquefied Gases
- 46 CFR 161 Electrical Equipment
- 46 CFR 162 Engineering Equipment
- 46 CFR 170 Stability Requirements for All Inspected Vessels
- 46 CFR 177 Construction and Arrangement
- 46 CFR 182 Machinery Installation
- 46 CFR 189 Inspection and Certification
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