Title 33 of the United States Code outlines the role of navigable waters in the United States Code.
33 U.S.C. ch. 1—Navigable Waters Generally
33 U.S.C. ch. 2—International Rules for Navigation at Sea
33 U.S.C. ch. 3—Navigation Rules for Harbors, Rivers, and Inland Waters Generally
33 U.S.C. ch. 4—Navigation Rules for Great Lakes and Their Connecting and Tributary Waters
33 U.S.C. ch. 5—Navigation Rules for Red River of the North and Rivers Emptying Into Gulf of Mexico and Tributaries
33 U.S.C. ch. 5a—Exemption of Navy Or Coast Guard Vessels from Certain Navigation Rules
33 U.S.C. ch. 6—General Duties of Ship Officers and Owners After Collision or Other Accident
33 U.S.C. ch. 7—Regulations For the Suppression of Piracy
33 U.S.C. ch. 8—Summary Trials For Certain Offenses Against Navigation Laws
33 U.S.C. ch. 9—Protection of Navigable Waters and of Harbor and River Improvements Generally
33 U.S.C. ch. 10—Anchorage Grounds And Harbor Regulations Generally
33 U.S.C. ch. 11—Bridges Over Navigable Waters
33 U.S.C. ch. 12—River and Harbor Improvements Generally
33 U.S.C. ch. 13—Mississippi River Commission
33 U.S.C. ch. 14—California Debris Commission
33 U.S.C. ch. 15—Flood Control
33 U.S.C. ch. 16—Lighthouses
33 U.S.C. ch. 17—National Ocean Survey
33 U.S.C. ch. 18—Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation
33 U.S.C. ch. 19—Saint Lawrence Seaway
33 U.S.C. ch. 20—Pollution of the Sea by Oil
33 U.S.C. ch. 21—International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
33 U.S.C. ch. 22—Sea Grant Colleges and Marine Science Development
33 U.S.C. ch. 23—Pollution Control of Navigable Waters
33 U.S.C. ch. 24—Vessel Bridge-To-Bridge Communication
33 U.S.C. ch. 25—Ports and Waterways Safety Program
33 U.S.C. ch. 26—Water Pollution Prevention and Control
33 U.S.C. ch. 27—Ocean Dumping
33 U.S.C. ch. 28—Pollution Casualties on the High Seas: United States Intervention
33 U.S.C. ch. 29—Deepwater Ports
33 U.S.C. ch. 30—International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
33 U.S.C. ch. 31—Ocean Pollution Research and Development and Monitoring Planning
33 U.S.C. ch. 32—Inland Waterways Trust Fund
33 U.S.C. ch. 33—Prevention of Pollution from Ships
33 U.S.C. ch. 34—Inland Navigational Rules
33 U.S.C. ch. 35—Artificial Reefs
33 U.S.C. ch. 36—Water Resources Development
33 U.S.C. ch. 37—Organotin Antifouling Paint Control
33 U.S.C. ch. 38—Dumping of Medical Waste by Public Vessels
33 U.S.C. ch. 39—Shore Protection from Municipal or Commercial Waste
33 U.S.C. ch. 40—Oil Pollution
33 U.S.C. ch. 41—National Coastal Monitoring
33 U.S.C. ch. 42—Estuary Restoration
33 U.S.C. ch. 43—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps
33 U.S.C. ch. 44—Oceans and Human Health
