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			U.S. Code, Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
			
			 
			
	
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					General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office. 
					
					
					
					
				 
			 
		
 
	 
	
	
		
		Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters
    Chap.     Sec. 
    1.     Navigable Waters Generally     1 
    2.     International Rules for Navigation at Sea [Repealed]     61 
    3.     Navigation Rules for Harbors, Rivers, and Inland Waters Generally     151 
    4.     Navigation Rules for Great Lakes and Their Connecting and Tributary Waters [Repealed]     241 
    5.     Navigation Rules for Red River of the North and Rivers Emptying Into Gulf of Mexico and Tributaries [Repealed]     301 
    5A.     Exemption of Navy or Coast Guard Vessels From Certain Navigation Rules [Repealed]     360 
    6.     General Duties of Ship Officers and Owners After Collision or Other Accident [Repealed]     361 
    7.     Regulations for the Suppression of Piracy     381 
    8.     Summary Trials for Certain Offenses Against Navigation Laws     391 
    9.     Protection of Navigable Waters and of Harbor and River Improvements Generally     401 
    10.     Anchorage Grounds and Harbor Regulations Generally     471 
    11.     Bridges Over Navigable Waters     491 
    12.     River and Harbor Improvements Generally     540 
    13.     Mississippi River Commission     641 
    14.     California Debris Commission     661 
    15.     Flood Control     701 
    16.     Lighthouses     711 
    17.     National Ocean Survey     851 
    18.     Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation     901 
    19.     Saint Lawrence Seaway     981 
    20.     Pollution of the Sea by Oil [Repealed]     1001 
    21.     International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea [Repealed]     1051 
    22.     Sea Grant Colleges and Marine Science Development     1101 
    23.     Pollution Control of Navigable Waters [Omitted or Transferred]     1151 
    24.     Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Communication     1201 
    25.     Ports and Waterways Safety Program     1221 
    26.     Water Pollution Prevention and Control     1251 
    27.     Ocean Dumping     1401 
    28.     Pollution Casualties on the High Seas: United States Intervention     1471 
    29.     Deepwater Ports     1501 
    30.     International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea     1601 
    31.     Ocean Pollution Research and Development and Monitoring Planning [Repealed]     1701 
    32.     Inland Waterways Trust Fund     1801 
    33.     Prevention of Pollution From Ships     1901 
    34.     Inland Navigational Rules     2001 
    35.     Artificial Reefs     2101 
    36.     Water Resources Development     2201 
    37.     Organotin Antifouling Paint Control     2401 
    38.     Dumping of Medical Waste by Public Vessels     2501 
    39.     Shore Protection from Municipal or Commercial Waste     2601 
    40.     Oil Pollution     2701 
    41.     National Coastal Monitoring     2801 
    42.     Estuary Restoration     2901 
    
      Title Referred to in Other Sections 
     
         This title is referred to in title 42 section 9607; title 46 App. section 1273a. 
	 
	
	
		
			
	
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								"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "Title 33— Navigation and Navigable Waters," U.S. Code, Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters in  U.S. Code, Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed November 4, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9GGHFX9Q8MYZSZG.
								
							 
							
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								"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "Title 33— Navigation and Navigable Waters." U.S. Code, Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters, in  U.S. Code, Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 4 Nov. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9GGHFX9Q8MYZSZG.
								
							 
							
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								"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", 'Title 33— Navigation and Navigable Waters' in U.S. Code, Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters. cited in  2002, U.S. Code, Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 4 November 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9GGHFX9Q8MYZSZG.
								
							 
						 
					 
				 
				
			
	 
	
 
	
	
	
						
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