33 CFR §187.103
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A participating State must collect the following information on a vessel it has numbered or titled and make it available to VIS:
- (a)Manufacturer's hull identification number, if any.
- (b)Official number, if any, assigned by the Coast Guard or its predecessor.
- (c)Number on certificate of number assigned by the issuing authority of the State.
- (d)Expiration date of certificate of number.
- (e)Number previously issued by an issuing authority.
- (f)Make and model of vessel.
- (g)Model year.
- (h)Overall length of vessel.
- (i)Vessel type: Authorized terms are “air boat”, “auxiliary sail”, “cabin motorboat”, “houseboat”, “inflatable boat”, “open motorboat”, “paddlecraft”, “personal watercraft”, “pontoon boat”, “rowboat”, “sail only”, or “other”.
- (j)Hull material: Authorized terms are “aluminum”, “fiberglass”, “plastic”, “rubber/vinyl/canvas”, “steel”, “wood”, or “other”.
- (k)Propulsion type: Authorized terms are “air thrust”, “manual”, “propeller”, “sail”, “water jet”, or “other”.
- (l)Engine drive type: Authorized terms are “inboard”, “outboard”, “pod drive”, “sterndrive”, or ”other”.
- (m)Fuel: Authorized terms are “electric”, “diesel”, “gas”, or “other”.
- (n)Primary operation: Authorized terms are, “charter fishing”, “commercial fishing”, “commercial passenger carrying”, “dealer or manufacturer demonstration”, “other commercial operation”, “pleasure”, or “rent or lease”.