33 CFR 161.3 - Applicability.

Regulations last checked for updates: Dec 20, 2025

Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters last revised: Dec 12, 2025

View all text of Subpart A [§ 161.1 - § 161.13]

§ 161.3 - Applicability.

The provisions of this subpart shall apply to each VTS User and may also apply to any vessel while underway or at anchor on the navigable waters of the United States within a VTS area, to the extent the VTS considers necessary.

authority: 46 U.S.C. 70001,70002,70003,70034,70114,70119; Pub. L. 107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3

source: CGD 90-020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 33 CFR 161.3