# 46 C.F.R. § 7.1 (2026): General purpose of boundary lines

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## Section

- **Citation:** 46 C.F.R. § 7.1 (2026)
- **Heading:** General purpose of boundary lines
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 46 CFR: Shipping / Chapter I: COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY / Part 7: BOUNDARY LINES / § 7.1: § 7.1   General purpose of boundary lines.

## Text

The lines in this part delineate the application of the following U.S. statutes: 33 U.S.C. 152 relating to the length of towing hawsers; 33 U.S.C. 1201
et seq.,
the Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act; 46 U.S.C. 5102(b)(6), which exempt from load line requirements certain vessels on domestic voyages; 46 U.S.C. 3301(6) requiring the inspection of seagoing barges which are defined in 46 U.S.C. 2101; 46 U.S.C. 3301(7) requiring the inspection of seagoing motor vessels which are defined in 46 U.S.C. 2101; 46 U.S.C. 3302(d) which exempts from inspection requirements certain vessels under 150 gross tons that operate within the waters of southeastern Alaska and the State of Washington; and 46 U.S.C. 8304, “Implementing the Officers' Competency Certificates Convention, 1936.”
[CGD 81-058, 50 FR 25230, June 18, 1985, as amended by CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51195, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-1998-4442, 63 FR 52188, Sept. 30, 1998; USCG-2024-1103, 90 FR 52879, Nov. 24, 2025]

## Nearby sections

- [46 C.F.R. § 7.1 (2026) § 7.1   General purpose of boundary lines.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P7_S7_1.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 7.5 (2026) § 7.5   Rules for establishing boundary lines.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P7_S7_5.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 7.10 (2026) § 7.10   Eastport, ME to Cape Ann, MA.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P7_S7_10.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 7.15 (2026) § 7.15   Massachusetts Bay, MA.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P7_S7_15.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 7.20 (2026) § 7.20   Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound, Buzzards Bay, Narragansett Bay, MA, Block Island Sound and easterly entrance to Long Island Sound, NY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P7_S7_20.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 7.25 (2026) § 7.25   Montauk Point, NY to Atlantic Beach, NY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P7_S7_25.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 7.30 (2026) § 7.30   New York Harbor, NY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P7_S7_30.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 7.35 (2026) § 7.35   Sandy Hook, NJ to Cape May, NJ.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P7_S7_35.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 7.40 (2026) § 7.40   Delaware Bay and tributaries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P7_S7_40.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 7.45 (2026) § 7.45   Cape Henlopen, DE to Cape Charles, VA.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P7_S7_45.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 7.50 (2026) § 7.50   Chesapeake Bay and tributaries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P7_S7_50.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 7.55 (2026) § 7.55   Cape Henry, VA to Cape Fear, NC.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P7_S7_55.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 7.60 (2026) § 7.60   Cape Fear, NC to Sullivans Island, SC.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P7_S7_60.md)
- [46 C.F.R. § 7.65 (2026) § 7.65   Charleston Harbor, SC.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T46_P7_S7_65.md)

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