§ 173.25 Location of certificate of number.

No person may operate a vessel to which this part applies unless the certificate or lease or rental agreement required by § 173.21 is carried on board in such a manner that it can be handed to a person authorized under § 173.23 to inspect it.

[CGD 72–54R, 37 FR 21399, Oct. 7, 1972, as amended by USCG–2003–14963, 77 FR 18700, Mar. 28, 2012]