Stat/Authority

§ 173.35

33 CFR Ch. I (7–1–10 Edition)

validation sticker from the vessel
when:
(a) The vessel is documented by the
Coast Guard;
(b) The certificate of number is invalid under paragraph (c) of § 173.77; or
(c) The vessel is no longer principally
used in the State where the certificate
was issued.
§ 173.35 Coast Guard validation sticker.
No person may use a vessel except a
vessel exempted in § 173.13 that has a
number issued by the Coast Guard unless it has the validation sticker issued
with the certificate of number displayed within 6 inches of the number.

Subpart C—Casualty and
Accident Reporting
§ 173.51 Applicability.
(a) This subpart applies to each vessel used on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and on the
high seas beyond the territorial seas
for vessels owned in the United States
that:
(1) Is used by its operator for recreational purposes; or
(2) Is required to be numbered under
this part.
(b) This subpart does not apply to a
vessel subject to inspection under Title
46 U.S.C. Chapter 33.

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[CDG 72–54R, 37 FR 21399, Oct. 7, 1972, as
amended by CDG 84–099, 52 FR 47533, Dec. 14,
1987]

§ 173.53 Immediate
notification
of
death or disappearance.
(a) When, as a result of an occurrence
that involves a vessel or its equipment,
a person dies or disappears from a vessel, the operator shall, without delay,
by the quickest means available, notify
the nearest reporting authority listed
in appendix A of this part of:
(1) The date, time, and exact location
of the occurrence;
(2) The name of each person who died
or disappeared;
(3) The number and name of the vessel; and
(4) The names and addresses of the
owner and operator.
(b) When the operator of a vessel cannot give the notice required by para-

graph (a) of this section, each person
on board the vessel shall notify the
casualty reporting authority or determine that the notice has been given.
§ 173.55 Report of casualty or accident.
(a) The operator of a vessel shall submit the casualty or accident report
prescribed in § 173.57 to the reporting
authority prescribed in § 173.59 when, as
a result of an occurrence that involves
the vessel or its equipment:
(1) A person dies;
(2) A person is injured and requires
medical treatment beyond first aid;
(3) Damage to vessels and other property totals $2,000 or more or there is a
complete loss of any vessel;
(4) A person disappears from the vessel under circumstances that indicate
death or injury.
(b) A report required by this section
must be made:
(1) Within 48 hours of the occurrence
if a person dies within 24 hours of the
occurrence;
(2) Within 48 hours of the occurrence
if a person is injured and requires medical treatment beyond first aid, or disappears from a vessel; and
(3) Within 10 days of the occurrence
or death if an earlier report is not required by this paragraph.
(c) When the operator of a vessel cannot submit the casualty or accident report required by paragraph (a) of this
section, the owner shall submit the
casualty or accident report.
[CGD 72–54R, 37 FR 21399, Oct. 7, 1972, as
amended by CGD 76–155, 44 FR 5308, Jan. 25,
1979; CGD 82–015, 54 FR 5610, Feb. 6, 1989;
USCG–1999–6094, 66 FR 21675, May 1, 2001; 66
FR 33845, June 26, 2001; USCG–1999–6094, 67
FR 14645, Mar. 27, 2002]

§ 173.57 Contents of report.
Each report required by § 173.55 must
be in writing, dated upon completion,
and signed by the person who prepared
it and must contain, if available, at
least the following information about
the casualty or accident:
(a) The numbers and names of each
vessel involved.
(b) The name and address of each
owner of each vessel involved.
(c) The name of the nearest city or
town, the county, the State, and the
body of water.

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