Title 14 — Coast GuardRelease 119-73

§314 Captains of the port

Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE I— - ESTABLISHMENT, POWERS, DUTIES, AND ADMINISTRATION › Chapter CHAPTER 3— - COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - POSITIONS › § 314

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Title 14, §314

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Any officer, including any petty officer, may be designated by the Commandant as captain of the port or ports or adjacent high seas or waters over which the United States has jurisdiction, as the Commandant deems necessary to facilitate execution of Coast Guard duties.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 314 was renumbered section 332 of this title. Another prior section 314, act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 520, related to retiring or dropping for disabilities not incident to service, prior to repeal by act Aug. 3, 1950, ch. 536, § 36, 64 Stat. 408. See section 1207 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Amendments

2025—Pub. L. 119–60 renumbered section 311 of this title as this section.

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14 U.S.C. § 314

Title 14 — Coast Guard

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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