46 CFR §11.803
- (a)Title 46 U.S.C. 8302 contains the requirements for staff departments on U.S. flag vessels.
- (b)Title 46 U.S.C. 8302 does not apply to—
- (1)A fishing or whaling vessel or yacht;
- (2)A vessel operated only on bays, sounds, inland waters, and lakes (other than the Great Lakes); and
- (3)A vessel ferrying passengers and cars on the Great Lakes.