Title 33 presents regulations administered by the Coast Guard and the Corps of Engineers that govern the following: navigation, international navigation rules, inland navigation rules, vessel operating regulations, anchorages, bridges, security of vessels, waterfront facilities, marine pollution financial responsibility and compensation, outer continental shelf activities, deepwater ports, pollution, ports and waterways safety, boating safety, permits for dams, dikes, structures or work impacting navigable waters, and more.

Title 33-NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS is composed of three volumes. The contents of these volumes represent all current regulations codified under this title of the CFR as of July 1, 2020. The first and second volumes, parts 1-124 and 125-199, contain current regulations of the Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security. The third volume, part 200 to end, contains current regulations of the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, Department of Defense and the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Department of Transportation.