Owner,
Owner, means a person who is identified as the current owner in the Certificate of Documentation (CG1270) issued by the U.S. Coast Guard for a documented vessel, or in a registration certificate issued by a state or the U.S. Coast Guard for an undocumented vessel.
Source
50 CFR § 660.502
Scoping language
In addition to the definitions in the Magnuson-Stevens Act and in 600.10 of this chapter, the terms used in this subpart have the following meanings: