Applicable Laws, Rules, Regulations or Standards

The following list provides sources of various laws, rules, regulations, or standards that can be applicable to a research motorboat or small research vessel depending on its size, employment, operations area, and number of passengers carried aboard. This listing is not definitive or exhaustive, nor should this listing imply that all of the following laws, rules, regulations, or standards are applicable to each and every small boat. This listing is provided for informational purposes only and to provide guidance for those small boat stake holders looking for information relating to the sources of small research motorboat laws, rules, regulations, or standards.

  1. Code of Federal Regulations
    Title 46 - Shipping
    Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
  2. U.S. Coast Guard Boating Safety
  3. American Boat and Yacht Council
  4. American Bureau of Shipping
  5. International Maritime Organization