§ 164.02 Applicability exception for foreign vessels.

(a) Except for § 164.46(c), none of the requirements of this part apply to foreign vessels that:

(1) Are not destined for, or departing from, a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; and

(2) Are in:

(i) Innocent passage through the territorial sea of the United States; or

(ii) Transit through navigable waters of the United States which form a part of an international strait.

[CGD 77–063, 44 FR 66530, Nov. 19, 1979, as amended by CGD 79–148, 45 FR 54039, Aug. 14, 1980; USCG–2003–14757, 68 FR 39367, July 1, 2003; 68 FR 60569, Oct. 22, 2003; USCG–2005–21869, 80 FR 5334, Jan. 30, 2015]