# 33 CFR § 165.11: Vessel operating requirements (regulations)

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.11

## Section

- **Citation:** 33 CFR § 165.11
- **Heading:** Vessel operating requirements (regulations)
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER P—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY > PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS > Subpart B—Regulated Navigation Areas

## Text

Each District Commander may control vessel traffic in an area which is determined to have hazardous conditions, by issuing regulations:
(a) Specifying times of vessel entry, movement, or departure to, from, within, or through ports, harbors, or other waters;
(b) Establishing vessel size, speed, draft limitations, and operating conditions; and
(c) Restricting vessel operation, in a hazardous area or under hazardous conditions, to vessels which have particular operating characteristics or capabilities which are considered necessary for safe operation under the circumstances.
[CGD 79-026, 48 FR 35408, Aug. 4, 1983]

## Nearby sections

- [33 CFR § 165.1 § 165.1 Purpose of part.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.1.md)
- [33 CFR § 165.3 § 165.3 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.3.md)
- [33 CFR § 165.5 § 165.5 Establishment procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.5.md)
- [33 CFR § 165.7 § 165.7 Notification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.7.md)
- [33 CFR § 165.8 § 165.8 Geographic coordinates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.8.md)
- [33 CFR § 165.9 § 165.9 Geographic application of limited and controlled access areas and regulated navigation areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.9.md)
- [33 CFR § 165.10 § 165.10 Regulated navigation areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.10.md)
- [33 CFR § 165.11 § 165.11 Vessel operating requirements (regulations).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.11.md)
- [33 CFR § 165.13 § 165.13 General regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.13.md)
- [33 CFR § 165.20 § 165.20 Safety zones.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.20.md)
- [33 CFR § 165.23 § 165.23 General regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.23.md)
- [33 CFR § 165.30 § 165.30 Security zones.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.30.md)
- [33 CFR § 165.33 § 165.33 General regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.33.md)
- [33 CFR § 165.40 § 165.40 Restricted waterfront areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-165.40.md)

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