# 46 CFR § 68.31: Vessel eligibility requirements for limited coastwise endorsement

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-68.31

## Section

- **Citation:** 46 CFR § 68.31
- **Heading:** Vessel eligibility requirements for limited coastwise endorsement
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 46—Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER G—DOCUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT OF VESSELS > PART 68—DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS: EXCEPTIONS TO COASTWISE QUALIFICATION > Subpart B—Documentation of Certain Vessels for Oil Spill Cleanup

## Text

(a) A vessel must comply with all the requirements of part 67 of this chapter, other than citizenship requirements, in order to be eligible for documentation under this subpart.
(b) Notwithstanding 46 U.S.C. App. 883, a vessel remains eligible for documentation under this subpart even if the vessel was formerly owned by a not-for-profit oil spill response cooperative or by one or more members of a not-for-profit oil spill response cooperative and the vessel meets the criteria of § 68.29.
[CGD 90-055, 57 FR 7642, Mar. 3, 1992. Redesignated and amended by USCG-2005-20258, 71 FR 61418, Oct. 18, 2006]

## Nearby sections

- [46 CFR § 68.1 § 68.1 Purpose of subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-68.1.md)
- [46 CFR § 68.3 § 68.3 Definitions for the purposes of this subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-68.3.md)
- [46 CFR § 68.5 § 68.5 Requirements for citizenship under 46 U.S.C. App. 883-1.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-68.5.md)
- [46 CFR § 68.7 § 68.7 Qualification as an 883-1 corporation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-68.7.md)
- [46 CFR § 68.9 § 68.9 Qualification as a parent or subsidiary.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-68.9.md)
- [46 CFR § 68.11 § 68.11 Cessation of qualification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-68.11.md)
- [46 CFR § 68.13 § 68.13 Privileges conferred—documentation of vessel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-68.13.md)
- [46 CFR § 68.15 § 68.15 Privileges conferred—operation of vessels.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-68.15.md)
- [46 CFR § 68.17 § 68.17 Restrictions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-68.17.md)
- [46 CFR § 68.19 § 68.19 Application by an 883-1 corporation to document a vessel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-68.19.md)
- [46 CFR § 68.25 § 68.25 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-68.25.md)
- [46 CFR § 68.27 § 68.27 Definitions for purposes of this subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-68.27.md)
- [46 CFR § 68.29 § 68.29 Citizenship requirements for limited coastwise endorsement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-68.29.md)
- [46 CFR § 68.31 § 68.31 Vessel eligibility requirements for limited coastwise endorsement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-68.31.md)

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