(a) The vessel identifier for a vessel having a valid HIN is the HIN.
(b) If a vessel does not have a valid HIN, a vessel identifier is assigned under the following table:
Table 187.9(b)—Vessel Identifier Assignments
| If the vessel is:
| And does not have a valid HIN:
| Then the vessel identifier is:
|
|---|
| (1) Documented | | The official number assigned by the Coast Guard under 46 CFR part 67.
|
| (2) Documented | And is transferred to a new owner | The HIN assigned by the Coast Guard.
|
| (3) Undocumented | And must be numbered under 33 CFR parts 173 and 174 | The number issued on a certificate of number by the issuing authority of the State of principal operation, provided the number will not be used in the future to identify a different vessel.
|
| (4) Undocumented | And is transferred to a new owner | The HIN assigned by the issuing authority of the State of principal operation.
|
| (5) Undocumented | And the vessel is required to be numbered or titled in a new State of principal operation | The HIN assigned by the issuing authority of the State of principal operation. |
source: USCG-1999-6420, 66 FR 15630, Mar. 20, 2001, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 33 CFR 187.9