C.F.R. » Title 46 » CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER A—PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE PUBLIC › PART 3—DESIGNATION OF OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSELS › Subpart 3.01—Authority and Purpose

46 C.F.R. § 3.01-1

Purpose of regulations

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The purpose of the regulations in this part is to establish standard procedures for the designation of certain vessels as oceanographic research vessels as defined in 46 U.S.C. 2101.

[CGD 77-081, 46 FR 56202, Nov. 16, 1981, as amended by CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51195, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-2024-1103, 90 FR 52879, Nov. 24, 2025]