(a) Except as noted in this subpart or subpart 71.05, no vessel subject to inspection and certification shall be operated without a valid certificate of inspection.
(b) [Reserved]
[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16895, Dec. 30, 1965. Redesignated at USCG-2006-24797, 77 FR 33874, June 7, 2012]