# 33 C.F.R. § 164.02 (2026): Applicability exception for foreign vessels

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## Section

- **Citation:** 33 C.F.R. § 164.02 (2026)
- **Heading:** Applicability exception for foreign vessels
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 33 CFR: Navigation and Navigable Waters / Chapter I: COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY / Part 164: NAVIGATION SAFETY REGULATIONS / § 164.02: § 164.02   Applicability exception for foreign vessels.

## Text

(a) Except for § 164.46(c), none of the requirements of this part apply to foreign vessels that:
(1) Are not destined for, or departing from, a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; and
(2) Are in:
(i) Innocent passage through the territorial sea of the United States; or
(ii) Transit through navigable waters of the United States which form a part of an international strait.
[CGD 77-063, 44 FR 66530, Nov. 19, 1979, as amended by CGD 79-148, 45 FR 54039, Aug. 14, 1980; USCG-2003-14757, 68 FR 39367, July 1, 2003; 68 FR 60569, Oct. 22, 2003; USCG-2005-21869, 80 FR 5334, Jan. 30, 2015]

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