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Title 33

Navigation and Navigable Waters

1,569 sections in 57 chapters · usc33.xml · release point 119-108

Ch. 1 Navigable Waters Generally§§ 1–59mm
Ch. 2 International Rules for Navigation at Sea§§ 61 to 63–147 to 147d
Ch. 3 Navigation Rules for Harbors, Rivers, and Inland Waters Generally§§ 151–232
Ch. 4 Navigation Rules for Great Lakes and Their Connecting and Tributary Waters§§ 241 to 244–295
Ch. 5 Navigation Rules for Red River of the North and Rivers Emptying Into Gulf of Mexico and Tributaries§§ 301 to 303–353 to 356
Ch. 5A Exemption of Navy or Coast Guard Vessels from Certain Navigation Rules§ 360, 360a
Ch. 6 General Duties of Ship Officers and Owners After Collision or Other Accident§ 361 to 368
Ch. 7 Regulations for the Suppression of Piracy§§ 381–387
Ch. 8 Summary Trials for Certain Offenses Against Navigation Laws§§ 391–396
Ch. 9 Protection of Navigable Waters and of Harbor and River Improvements Generally§§ 400–467o
Ch. 10 Anchorage Grounds and Harbor Regulations Generally§§ 471–476
Ch. 11 Bridges Over Navigable Waters§§ 491–535i
Ch. 12 River and Harbor Improvements Generally§§ 540–635
Ch. 13 Mississippi River Commission§§ 641–653a
Ch. 14 California Debris Commission§§ 661–687
Ch. 15 Flood Control§§ 701–709c
Ch. 16 Lighthouses§§ 711 to 713–776
Ch. 17 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration§§ 851–894f
Ch. 18 Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation§§ 901–950
Ch. 19 Saint Lawrence Seaway§§ 981–990
Ch. 20 Pollution of the Sea by Oil§§ 1001 to 1011–1013 to 1016
Ch. 21 International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea§ 1051 to 1094
Ch. 22 Sea Grant Colleges and Marine Science Development§§ 1101–1144
Ch. 23 Pollution Control of Navigable Waters§§ 1151 to 1165–1166 to 1175
Ch. 24 Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Communication§§ 1201–1208
Ch. 25 Ports and Waterways Safety Program§§ 1221 to 1223–1233 to 1236
Ch. 26 Water Pollution Prevention and Control§§ 1251–1389
Ch. 27 Ocean Dumping§§ 1401–1445
Ch. 28 Pollution Casualties on the High Seas: United States Intervention§§ 1471–1487
Ch. 29 Deepwater Ports§§ 1501–1524
Ch. 30 International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea§§ 1601–1608
Ch. 31 Ocean Pollution Research and Development and Monitoring Planning§ 1701 to 1709
Ch. 32 Inland Waterways Trust Fund§§ 1801, 1802–1804
Ch. 33 Prevention of Pollution from Ships§§ 1901–1915
Ch. 33A Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction§§ 1951–1984
Ch. 34 Inland Navigational Rules§§ 2001 to 2038–2073
Ch. 35 Artificial Reefs§§ 2101–2106
Ch. 36 Water Resources Development§§ 2201–2357
Ch. 37 Organotin Antifouling Paint Control§ 2401 to 2410
Ch. 38 Dumping of Medical Waste by Public Vessels§§ 2501–2504
Ch. 39 Shore Protection from Municipal or Commercial Waste§§ 2601–2623
Ch. 40 Oil Pollution§§ 2701–2762
Ch. 41 National Coastal Monitoring§§ 2801–2805
Ch. 42 Estuary Restoration§§ 2901–2909
Ch. 43 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps§§ 3001–3079c
Ch. 44 Oceans and Human Health§§ 3101–3104
Ch. 45 Tsunami Warning and Education§§ 3201–3208
Ch. 46 National Levee Safety Program§§ 3301–3307
Ch. 47 Ocean Exploration§§ 3401–3421 to 3426
Ch. 48 Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration§§ 3501–3507
Ch. 49 Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System§§ 3601–3613
Ch. 50 Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring§§ 3701–3708
Ch. 51 Clean Hulls§§ 3801–3857
Ch. 52 Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation§§ 3901–3915
Ch. 53 Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control§§ 4001–4010
Ch. 54 Commercial Engagement Through Ocean Technology§§ 4101–4106
Ch. 55 Save Our Seas 2.0§§ 4201–4282