Title 46 — Shipping
978 sections across 102 chapters.
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Ch. 1 — Agency 16 sections
- § 101 Agency
- § 102 Barge
- § 103 Boundary Line
- § 104 Citizen of the United States
- § 105 Consular officer
- § 106 Documented vessel
- § 107 Exclusive economic zone
- § 108 Fisheries
- § 109 Foreign commerce or trade
- § 110 Foreign vessel
- § 111 Numbered vessel
- § 112 State
- § 113 Undocumented
- § 114 United States
- § 115 Vessel
- § 116 Vessel of the United States
Ch. 3 — General organization 8 sections
Ch. 5 — Waiver of navigation and vessel-inspection laws 5 sections
Ch. 21 — General definitions 1 inactive 17 sections
- § 2101 General definitions
- § 2102 Limited definitions
- § 2103 Superintendence of the merchant marine
- § 2104 Delegation
- § 2105 Report
- § 2106 Liability in rem
- § 2107 Civil penalty procedures
- § 2108 Repealed. Pub. L. 109–304, § 15(5) , Oct. 6, 2006 , 120 Stat. 1702 ] Repealed
- § 2109 Public vessels
- § 2110 Fees
- § 2111 Pay for overtime services
- § 2112 Authority to change working hours
- § 2113 Authority to exempt certain vessels
- § 2114 Protection of seamen against discrimination
- § 2115 Civil penalty to enforce alcohol and dangerous drug testing
- § 2116 Marine safety strategy, goals, and performance assessments
- § 2117 Termination for unsafe operation
- § 2118 Establishment of equipment standards
Ch. 23 — Application 1 inactive 7 sections
- § 2301 Application
- § 2302 Penalties for negligent operations and interfering with safe operation
- § 2303 Duties related to marine casualty assistance and information
- § 2303a Post serious marine casualty alcohol testing
- § 2304 Duty to provide assistance at sea
- § 2305 Injunctions
- § 2306 Vessel reporting requirements
- § 2307 Repealed. Pub. L. 115–282, title IV, § 402(d) , Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4264 ] Repealed
Ch. 31 — Authority to suspend inspection 5 sections
Ch. 32 — Application 5 sections
Ch. 33 — Vessels subject to inspection 18 sections
- § 3301 Vessels subject to inspection
- § 3302 Exemptions
- § 3303 Reciprocity for foreign vessels
- § 3304 Transporting individuals in addition to crew
- § 3305 Scope and standards of inspection
- § 3306 Regulations
- § 3307 Frequency of inspection
- § 3308 Examinations
- § 3309 Certificate of inspection
- § 3310 Records of certification
- § 3311 Certificate of inspection required
- § 3312 Display of certificate of inspection
- § 3313 Compliance with certificate of inspection
- § 3314 Expiration of certificate of inspection
- § 3315 Disclosure of defects and protection of informants
- § 3316 Classification societies
- § 3317 Fees
- § 3318 Penalties
Ch. 35 — Number of passengers 8 sections
- § 3501 Number of passengers
- § 3502 List or count of passengers
- § 3503 Fire-retardant materials
- § 3504 Notification to passengers
- § 3505 Prevention of departure
- § 3506 Copies of laws
- § 3507 Passenger vessel security and safety requirements
- § 3508 Crime scene preservation training for passenger vessel crewmembers
Ch. 37 — Application 20 sections
- § 3701 Definitions
- § 3702 Application
- § 3703 Regulations
- § 3703a Tank vessel construction standards
- § 3704 Coastwise trade vessels
- § 3705 Crude oil tanker minimum standards
- § 3706 Product carrier minimum standards
- § 3707 Tanker minimum standards
- § 3708 Self-propelled tank vessel minimum standards
- § 3709 Exemptions
- § 3710 Evidence of compliance by vessels of the United States
- § 3711 Evidence of compliance by foreign vessels
- § 3712 Notification of noncompliance
- § 3713 Prohibited acts
- § 3714 Inspection and examination
- § 3715 Lightering
- § 3716 Tank washings
- § 3717 Marine safety information system
- § 3718 Penalties
- § 3719 Reduction of oil spills from single hull non-self-propelled tank vessels
Ch. 39 1 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 41 — Application 1 inactive 5 sections
Ch. 43 — Application 12 sections
- § 4301 Application
- § 4302 Regulations
- § 4303 Inspection and testing
- § 4304 Importation of nonconforming vessels and equipment
- § 4305 Exemptions
- § 4306 Federal preemption
- § 4307 Prohibited acts
- § 4308 Termination of unsafe operation
- § 4309 Investigation and reporting
- § 4310 Repair and replacement of defects
- § 4311 Penalties and injunctions
- § 4312 Engine cut-off switches
Ch. 45 — Application 1 inactive 8 sections
- § 4501 Application
- § 4502 Safety standards
- § 4503 Fishing, fish tender, and fish processing vessel certification
- § 4503a Alternate safety compliance program
- § 4504 Prohibited acts
- § 4505 Termination of unsafe operations
- § 4506 Exemptions
- § 4507 Penalties
- § 4508 Repealed. Pub. L. 115–282, title VI, § 601(c)(1) , Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4289 ] Repealed
Ch. 47 — Abandonment of barge prohibited 5 sections
Ch. 51 — Application 1 inactive 15 sections
- § 5101 Definitions
- § 5102 Application
- § 5103 Load line requirements
- § 5104 Assignment of load lines
- § 5105 Load line surveys
- § 5106 Load line certificate
- § 5107 Delegation of authority
- § 5108 Special exemptions
- § 5109 Reciprocity for foreign vessels
- § 5110 Submersible vessels
- § 5111 Providing loading information
- § 5112 Loading restrictions
- § 5113 Detention of vessels
- § 5114 Use of Customs Service officers and employees for enforcement
- § 5115 Repealed. Pub. L. 101–595, title VI, § 603(5)(A) , Nov. 16, 1990 , 104 Stat. 2993 ] Repealed
- § 5116 Penalties
Ch. 61 — Marine casualties and reporting 4 sections
Ch. 63 — Investigation of marine casualties 9 sections
Ch. 71 — Issuing and classifying licenses and certificates of registr 1 inactive 15 sections
- § 7101 Issuing and classifying licenses and certificates of registry
- § 7102 Citizenship
- § 7103 Licenses for radio officers
- § 7104 Certificates for medical doctors and nurses
- § 7105 Oaths
- § 7106 Duration of licenses
- § 7107 Duration of certificates of registry
- § 7108 Termination of licenses and certificates of registry
- § 7109 Review of criminal records
- § 7110 Exhibiting licenses
- § 7111 Oral examinations for licenses
- § 7112 Licenses of masters or mates as pilots
- § 7113 Exemption from draft
- § 7114 Fees
- § 7115 Repealed. Pub. L. 115–282, title VI, § 601(c)(2) , Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4289 ] Repealed
- § 7116 Examinations for merchant mariner credentials
Ch. 73 — General 20 sections
- § 7301 General
- § 7302 Issuing merchant mariners’ documents and continuous discharge books
- § 7303 Possession and description of merchant mariners’ documents
- § 7304 Citizenship notation on merchant mariners’ documents
- § 7305 Oaths for holders of merchant mariners’ documents
- § 7306 General requirements and classifications for able seamen
- § 7307 Able seamen—unlimited
- § 7308 Able seamen—limited
- § 7309 Able seamen—special
- § 7310 Able seamen—offshore supply vessels
- § 7311 Able seamen—sail
- § 7311a Able seamen—fishing industry
- § 7312 Scale of employment
- § 7313 General requirements for members of engine departments
- § 7314 Service requirements for qualified members of engine departments
- § 7315 Training
- § 7316 Lifeboatmen
- § 7317 Tankermen
- § 7318 Radiotelegraph operators on Great Lakes
- § 7319 Records of merchant mariners’ documents
Ch. 75 — Duplicates 10 sections
- § 7501 Duplicates
- § 7502 Records
- § 7503 Dangerous drugs as grounds for denial
- § 7504 Travel and expense reimbursement
- § 7505 Review of information in National Driver Register
- § 7506 Convention tonnage for licenses, certificates, and documents
- § 7507 Authority to extend the duration of licenses, certificates of registry, and merchant mariner documents
- § 7508 Authority to extend the duration of medical certificates
- § 7509 Medical certification by trusted agents
- § 7510 Examinations for merchant mariner credentials
Ch. 77 — General 6 sections
Ch. 81 — Complement of inspected vessels 1 inactive 7 sections
- § 8101 Complement of inspected vessels
- § 8102 Watchmen
- § 8103 Citizenship and Navy Reserve requirements
- § 8104 Watches
- § 8105 Fishing vessel exemption
- § 8106 Riding gangs
- § 8107 Use of force against piracy
- § 8108 Repealed. Pub. L. 115–282, title VI, § 601(c)(3)(A) , Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4289 ] Repealed
Ch. 83 — Minimum number of licensed individuals 4 sections
Ch. 85 — State regulation of pilots 3 sections
Ch. 87 — Merchant mariners’ documents required 4 sections
Ch. 89 — Freight vessels 6 sections
Ch. 91 — Standards for foreign tank vessels 2 sections
Ch. 93 — Great Lakes pilots required 8 sections
Ch. 101 — Reports 1 inactive 3 sections
Ch. 103 — Application 21 sections
- § 10301 Application
- § 10302 Shipping articles agreements
- § 10303 Provisions
- § 10304 Form of agreement
- § 10305 Manner of signing agreement
- § 10306 Exhibiting merchant mariners’ documents
- § 10307 Posting agreements
- § 10308 Foreign engagements
- § 10309 Engaging seamen to replace those lost by desertion or casualty
- § 10310 Discharge
- § 10311 Certificates of discharge
- § 10312 Settlements on discharge
- § 10313 Wages
- § 10314 Advances
- § 10315 Allotments
- § 10316 Trusts
- § 10317 Loss of lien and right to wages
- § 10318 Wages on discharge in foreign ports
- § 10319 Costs of a criminal conviction
- § 10320 Records of seamen
- § 10321 General penalty
Ch. 105 — Application 1 inactive 8 sections
- § 10501 Application
- § 10502 Shipping articles agreements
- § 10503 Exhibiting merchant mariners’ documents
- § 10504 Wages
- § 10505 Advances
- § 10506 Trusts
- § 10507 Repealed. Pub. L. 103–206, title IV, § 415(a) , Dec. 20, 1993 , 107 Stat. 2438 ] Repealed
- § 10508 General penalties
- § 10509 Penalty for failing to begin voyage
Ch. 106 — Fishing agreements 3 sections
Ch. 107 — Application 1 inactive 10 sections
- § 10701 Application
- § 10702 Duties of masters
- § 10703 Procedures of masters
- § 10704 Duties of consular officers
- § 10705 Disposition of money, property, and wages by consular officers
- § 10706 Seamen dying in the United States
- § 10707 Repealed. Pub. L. 103–206, title IV, § 420(a) , Dec. 20, 1993 , 107 Stat. 2438 ] Repealed
- § 10708 Sale of property
- § 10709 Distribution
- § 10710 Unclaimed money, property, and wages
- § 10711 Penalties
Ch. 109 — Application 8 sections
Ch. 111 — Accommodations for seamen 13 sections
- § 11101 Accommodations for seamen
- § 11102 Medicine chests
- § 11103 Slop chests
- § 11104 Destitute seamen
- § 11105 Wages on discharge when vessel sold
- § 11106 Wages on justifiable complaint of seamen
- § 11107 Unlawful engagements void
- § 11108 Taxes
- § 11109 Attachment of wages
- § 11110 Seamen’s clothing
- § 11111 Limit on amount recoverable on voyage
- § 11112 Master’s lien for wages
- § 11113 Treatment of abandoned seafarers
Ch. 112 — Eligibility for veterans’ burial and cemetery benefits 4 sections
Ch. 113 — Logbook and entry requirements 4 sections
Ch. 115 — Penalties for specified offenses 7 sections
Ch. 121 — Vessels requiring documentation 30 sections
- § 12101 Definitions
- § 12102 Vessels requiring documentation
- § 12103 General eligibility requirements
- § 12104 Applications for documentation
- § 12105 Issuance of documentation
- § 12106 Surrender of title and number
- § 12107 Wrecked vessels
- § 12111 Registry endorsement
- § 12112 Coastwise endorsement
- § 12113 Fishery endorsement
- § 12114 Recreational endorsement
- § 12115 Temporary endorsement for vessels procured outside the United States
- § 12116 Limited endorsements for Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands
- § 12117 Oil spill response vessels
- § 12118 Owners engaged primarily in manufacturing or mineral industry
- § 12119 Owners engaged primarily in leasing or financing transactions
- § 12120 Liquified gas tankers
- § 12121 Small passenger vessels and uninspected passenger vessels
- § 12131 Command of documented vessels
- § 12132 Loss of coastwise trade privileges
- § 12133 Duty to carry certificate on vessel and allow examination
- § 12134 Evidentiary uses of documentation
- § 12135 Invalidation of certificates of documentation
- § 12136 Surrender of certificates of documentation
- § 12137 Recording of vessels built in the United States
- § 12138 List of documented vessels
- § 12139 Reports
- § 12140 Investigations by Secretary
- § 12151 Penalties
- § 12152 Denial or revocation of endorsement for non-payment of civil penalty
Ch. 123 — Numbering vessels 9 sections
- § 12301 Numbering vessels
- § 12302 Standard numbering system
- § 12303 Exemption from numbering requirements
- § 12304 Certificates of numbers
- § 12305 Displaying numbers
- § 12306 Safety certificates
- § 12307 Regulations on numbering and fees
- § 12308 Providing vessel numbering and registration information
- § 12309 Penalties
Ch. 125 — Identification numbers 7 sections
Ch. 131 — State recreational boating safety programs 1 inactive 9 sections
- § 13101 Definitions
- § 13102 State recreational boating safety programs
- § 13103 Program acceptance
- § 13104 Allocations
- § 13105 Availability of allocations
- § 13106 Computation decisions about State amounts expended
- § 13107 Authorization of appropriations
- § 13108 Computing amounts allocated to States and State records requirements
- § 13109 Consultation, cooperation, and regulation
- § 13110 Repealed. Pub. L. 115–282, title VI, § 601(c)(4)(A) , Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4289 ] Repealed
Ch. 141 — Delegation of authority 1 inactive 3 sections
Ch. 143 — Application 7 sections
Ch. 145 — Application 10 sections
Ch. 147 — General violation 2 sections
Ch. 151 — National Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory Committee 9 sections
- § 15101 National Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory Committee
- § 15102 National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee
- § 15103 National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee
- § 15104 National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee
- § 15105 National Boating Safety Advisory Committee
- § 15106 National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee
- § 15107 National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee
- § 15108 National Towing Safety Advisory Committee
- § 15109 Administration
Ch. 301 — Extension of jurisdiction to cases of damage or injury on la 6 sections
- § 30101 Extension of jurisdiction to cases of damage or injury on land
- § 30102 Liability to passengers
- § 30103 Liability of master, mate, engineer, and pilot
- § 30104 Personal injury to or death of seamen
- § 30105 Restriction on recovery by non-citizens and non-resident aliens for incidents in waters of other countries
- § 30106 Time limit on bringing maritime action for personal injury or death
Ch. 303 — Cause of action 8 sections
Ch. 305 — Definition 12 sections
- § 30501 Definition
- § 30502 Application
- § 30503 Declaration of nature and value of goods
- § 30504 Loss by fire
- § 30505 General limit of liability
- § 30506 Limit of liability for personal injury or death
- § 30507 Apportionment of losses
- § 30508 Provisions requiring notice of claim or limiting time for bringing action
- § 30509 Provisions limiting liability for personal injury or death
- § 30510 Vicarious liability for medical malpractice with regard to crew
- § 30511 Action by owner for limitation
- § 30512 Liability as master, officer, or seaman not affected
Ch. 307 — Definition 7 sections
Ch. 309 — Definition 18 sections
- § 30901 Short title
- § 30902 Definition
- § 30903 Waiver of immunity
- § 30904 Exclusive remedy
- § 30905 Period for bringing action
- § 30906 Venue
- § 30907 Procedure for hearing and determination
- § 30908 Exemption from arrest or seizure
- § 30909 Security
- § 30910 Exoneration and limitation
- § 30911 Costs and interest
- § 30912 Arbitration, compromise, or settlement
- § 30913 Payment of judgment or settlement
- § 30914 Release of privately owned vessel after arrest or attachment
- § 30915 Seizures and other proceedings in foreign jurisdictions
- § 30916 Recovery by the United States for salvage services
- § 30917 Disposition of amounts recovered by the United States
- § 30918 Reports
Ch. 311 — Waiver of immunity 13 sections
- § 31101 Short title
- § 31102 Waiver of immunity
- § 31103 Applicable procedure
- § 31104 Venue
- § 31105 Security when counterclaim filed
- § 31106 Exoneration and limitation
- § 31107 Interest
- § 31108 Arbitration, compromise, or settlement
- § 31109 Payment of judgment or settlement
- § 31110 Subpoenas to officers or members of crew
- § 31111 Claims by nationals of foreign countries
- § 31112 Lien not recognized or created
- § 31113 Reports
Ch. 313 — Availability of instruments 1 inactive 21 sections
- § 31301 Definitions
- § 31302 Availability of instruments, copies, and information
- § 31303 Certain civil actions not authorized
- § 31304 Liability for noncompliance
- § 31305 Waiver of lien rights
- § 31306 Declaration of citizenship
- § 31307 State statutes superseded
- § 31308 Secretary of Commerce or Transportation as mortgagee
- § 31309 General civil penalty
- § 31321 Filing, recording, and discharge
- § 31322 Preferred mortgages
- § 31323 Disclosing and incurring obligations before executing preferred mortgages
- § 31324 Retention and examination of mortgages of vessels covered by preferred mortgages
- § 31325 Preferred mortgage liens and enforcement
- § 31326 Court sales to enforce preferred mortgage liens and maritime liens and priority of claims
- § 31327 Forfeiture of mortgagee interest
- § 31328 Repealed. Pub. L. 104–324, title XI, § 1113(b)(1) , Oct. 19, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3970 ] Repealed
- § 31329 Court sales of documented vessels
- § 31330 Penalties
- § 31341 Persons presumed to have authority to procure necessaries
- § 31342 Establishing maritime liens
- § 31343 Recording and discharging notices of claim of maritime lien
Ch. 401 — Administrative exemptions 4 sections
Ch. 403 — Application 7 sections
Ch. 405 — General rate and tariff requirements 3 sections
Ch. 407 — Rates 6 sections
Ch. 409 — License requirement 4 sections
Ch. 411 — Joint ventures and consortiums 10 sections
Ch. 413 — Complaints 9 sections
- § 41301 Complaints
- § 41302 Investigations
- § 41303 Discovery and subpoenas
- § 41304 Hearings and orders
- § 41305 Award of reparations
- § 41306 Injunctive relief sought by complainants
- § 41307 Injunctive relief sought by the Commission
- § 41308 Enforcement of subpoenas and orders
- § 41309 Enforcement of reparation orders
Ch. 421 — Regulations of the Commission 9 sections
- § 42101 Regulations of the Commission
- § 42102 Regulations of other agencies
- § 42103 No preference to Government-owned vessels
- § 42104 Information, witnesses, and evidence
- § 42105 Disclosure to public
- § 42106 Other actions to remedy unfavorable conditions
- § 42107 Refusal of clearance and entry
- § 42108 Penalty for operating under suspended tariff or service contract
- § 42109 Consultation with other agencies
Ch. 423 — Investigations 7 sections
Ch. 441 — Application 6 sections
Ch. 501 — Objectives and policy 13 sections
- § 50101 Objectives and policy
- § 50102 Survey of merchant marine
- § 50103 Determinations of essential services
- § 50104 Studies of general maritime problems
- § 50105 Studies and cooperation relating to the construction of vessels
- § 50106 Studies on the operation of vessels
- § 50107 Studies on marine insurance
- § 50108 Studies on cargo carriage and cargo containers
- § 50109 Miscellaneous studies
- § 50110 Securing preference to vessels of the United States
- § 50111 Submission of annual MARAD authorization request
- § 50112 National Maritime Enhancement Institutes
- § 50113 Use and performance reports by operators of vessels
Ch. 503 — Vessel Operations Revolving Fund 7 sections
- § 50301 Vessel Operations Revolving Fund
- § 50302 Port development
- § 50303 Operating property and extending term of notes
- § 50304 Sale and transfer of property
- § 50305 Appointment of trustee or receiver and operation of vessels
- § 50306 Requiring testimony and records in investigations
- § 50307 Maritime environmental and technical assistance program
Ch. 505 — Entities deemed citizens of the United States 4 sections
Ch. 511 — Policy 4 sections
Ch. 513 — Maintenance of the Academy 22 sections
- § 51301 Maintenance of the Academy
- § 51302 Nomination and competitive appointment of cadets
- § 51303 Non-competitive appointments
- § 51304 Additional appointments from particular areas
- § 51305 Prohibited basis for appointment
- § 51306 Cadet commitment agreements
- § 51307 Places of training
- § 51308 Uniforms, textbooks, and transportation allowances
- § 51309 Academic degree
- § 51310 Deferment of service obligation under cadet commitment agreements
- § 51311 Midshipman status in the Navy Reserve
- § 51312 Board of Visitors
- § 51313 Advisory Board
- § 51314 Limitation on charges and fees for attendance
- § 51315 Gifts to the Merchant Marine Academy
- § 51316 Temporary appointments to the Academy
- § 51317 Adjunct professors
- § 51318 Policy on sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking
- § 51319 Sexual assault response coordinators and sexual assault victim advocates
- § 51320 Acceptance of guarantees with gifts for major projects
- § 51321 Grants for scientific and educational research
- § 51322 Protection of cadets from sexual assault onboard vessels
Ch. 515 — General support program 11 sections
- § 51501 General support program
- § 51502 Detailing of personnel
- § 51503 Regional maritime academies
- § 51504 Use of training vessels
- § 51505 Annual payments for maintenance and support
- § 51506 Conditions to receiving payments and use of vessels
- § 51507 Places of training
- § 51508 Allowances for students
- § 51509 Student incentive payment agreements
- § 51510 Deferment of service obligation under student incentive payment agreements
- § 51511 Midshipman status in the Navy Reserve
Ch. 517 — United States Maritime Service 5 sections
Ch. 519 — Awards for individual acts or service 8 sections
- § 51901 Awards for individual acts or service
- § 51902 Gallant Ship Award
- § 51903 Multiple awards
- § 51904 Presentation to representatives
- § 51905 Flags and grave markers
- § 51906 Special certificates for civilian service to armed forces
- § 51907 Provision of decorations, medals, and replacements
- § 51908 Prohibition against unauthorized manufacture, sale, possession, or display of awards
Ch. 521 — Reemployment rights for certain merchant seamen 1 section
Ch. 531 — Award of operating agreements 1 inactive 10 sections
- § 53101 Definitions
- § 53102 Establishment of Maritime Security Fleet
- § 53103 Award of operating agreements
- § 53104 Effectiveness of operating agreements
- § 53105 Obligations and rights under operating agreements
- § 53106 Payments
- § 53107 National security requirements
- § 53108 Regulatory relief
- § 53109 Repealed. Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXV, § 3508(h) , Jan. 2, 2013 , 126 Stat. 2225 ] Repealed
- § 53110 Regulations
- § 53111 Authorization of appropriations
Ch. 532 — Award of operating agreements 9 sections
- § 53201 Definitions
- § 53202 Establishment of the Cable Security Fleet
- § 53203 Award of operating agreements
- § 53204 Effectiveness of operating agreements
- § 53205 Obligations and rights under operating agreements
- § 53206 Payments
- § 53207 National security requirements
- § 53208 Regulatory relief
- § 53209 Authorization of appropriations
Ch. 533 — Authority for construction reserve funds 12 sections
- § 53301 Definitions
- § 53302 Authority for construction reserve funds
- § 53303 Persons eligible to establish funds
- § 53304 Vessel ownership
- § 53305 Eligible fund deposits
- § 53306 Recognition of gain for tax purposes
- § 53307 Basis for determining gain or loss and for depreciating new vessels
- § 53308 Order and proportions of deposits and withdrawals
- § 53309 Accumulation of deposits
- § 53310 Obligation of deposits and period for construction of certain vessels
- § 53311 Taxation of deposits on failure of conditions
- § 53312 Assessment and collection of deficiency tax
Ch. 535 — Regulations 17 sections
- § 53501 Definitions
- § 53502 Regulations
- § 53503 Establishing a capital construction fund
- § 53504 Deposits and withdrawals
- § 53505 Ceiling on deposits
- § 53506 Investment and fiduciary requirements
- § 53507 Nontaxation of deposits
- § 53508 Separate accounts within a fund
- § 53509 Qualified withdrawals
- § 53510 Tax treatment of qualified withdrawals and basis of property
- § 53511 Tax treatment of nonqualified withdrawals
- § 53512 FIFO and LIFO withdrawals
- § 53513 Corporate reorganizations and partnership changes
- § 53514 Relationship of old fund to new fund
- § 53515 Records and reports
- § 53516 Termination of agreement after change in regulations
- § 53517 Reports
Ch. 537 — General authority 1 inactive 28 sections
- § 53701 Definitions
- § 53702 General authority
- § 53703 Application and administration
- § 53704 Funding limits
- § 53705 Pledge of United States Government
- § 53706 Eligible purposes of obligations
- § 53707 Findings related to obligors and operators
- § 53708 Findings related to economic soundness
- § 53709 Amount of obligations
- § 53710 Contents of obligations
- § 53711 Security interest
- § 53712 Monitoring financial condition and operations of obligor
- § 53713 Administrative fees
- § 53714 Guarantee fees
- § 53715 Escrow fund
- § 53716 Deposit fund
- § 53717 Management of funds in the Treasury
- § 53718 Annual report to Congress
- § 53719 Best practices
- § 53721 Rights of obligee
- § 53722 Actions by Secretary or Administrator
- § 53723 Payments by Secretary or Administrator and issuance of obligations
- § 53724 Rights to secured property
- § 53725 Actions against obligor
- § 53731 Commercial demonstration ocean thermal energy conversion facilities and plantships
- § 53732 Repealed. Pub. L. 116–92, div. C, title XXXV, § 3506(i)(2) , Dec. 20, 2019 , 133 Stat. 1974 ] Repealed
- § 53733 Shipyard modernization and improvement
- § 53734 Replacement of vessels because of changes in operating standards
- § 53735 Fisheries financing and capacity reduction
Ch. 539 — Authority to provide insurance 1 inactive 11 sections
- § 53901 Definitions
- § 53902 Authority to provide insurance
- § 53903 Insurable interests
- § 53904 Liability insurance for persons involved in war or defense efforts
- § 53905 Agency insurance
- § 53906 Hull insurance valuation
- § 53907 Reinsurance
- § 53908 Additional insurance privately obtained
- § 53909 War risk insurance revolving fund
- § 53910 Administrative
- § 53911 Civil actions for losses
- § 53912 Repealed. Pub. L. 115–232, div. C, title XXXV, § 3504(a) , Aug. 13, 2018 , 132 Stat. 2308 ] Repealed
Ch. 541 — Assistance for small shipyards 2 sections
Ch. 551 — Application of coastwise laws 22 sections
- § 55101 Application of coastwise laws
- § 55102 Transportation of merchandise
- § 55103 Transportation of passengers
- § 55104 Transportation of passengers between Puerto Rico and other ports in the United States
- § 55105 Transportation of hazardous waste
- § 55106 Merchandise transferred between barges
- § 55107 Empty cargo containers and barges
- § 55108 Platform jackets
- § 55109 Dredging
- § 55110 Transportation of valueless material or dredged material
- § 55111 Towing
- § 55112 Vessel escort operations and towing assistance
- § 55113 Use of foreign documented oil spill response vessels
- § 55114 Unloading fish from foreign vessels
- § 55115 Supplies on fish processing vessels
- § 55116 Canadian rail lines
- § 55117 Great Lakes rail route
- § 55118 Foreign railroads whose road enters by ferry, tugboat, or towboat
- § 55119 Yukon River
- § 55120 Transshipment of imported merchandise intended for immediate exportation
- § 55121 Transportation of merchandise and passengers on Canadian vessels
- § 55122 Floating dry docks
Ch. 553 — Priority loading for coal 1 inactive 17 sections
- § 55301 Priority loading for coal
- § 55302 Transportation of United States Government personnel
- § 55303 Motor vehicles owned by United States Government personnel
- § 55304 Exports financed by the United States Government
- § 55305 Cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by the United States Government
- § 55311 Findings and purposes
- § 55312 Determining prevailing world market price
- § 55313 Exemption of certain agricultural exports from cargo preference provisions
- § 55314 Transportation requirements for certain exports sponsored by the Secretary of Agriculture
- § 55315 Minimum tonnage
- § 55317 Repealed. Pub. L. 113–67, div. A, title VI, § 602(a) , Dec. 26, 2013 , 127 Stat. 1188 ] Repealed
- § 55318 Effect on other law
- § 55331 Definitions
- § 55332 Designating American Great Lakes vessels
- § 55333 Exemption from restriction on transporting certain cargo
- § 55334 Restrictions on operations
- § 55335 Revocations and terminations of designations
- § 55336 Civil penalty
Ch. 555 — United States Committee on the Marine Transportation System 1 inactive 1 section
Ch. 556 — Short sea transportation program 5 sections
Ch. 561 — Approval required to transfer vessel to noncitizen 5 sections
Ch. 563 — General authority 12 sections
- § 56301 General authority
- § 56302 Charter terms
- § 56303 Compensation
- § 56304 Disputed compensation
- § 56305 Vessel encumbrances
- § 56306 Use and transfer of vessels
- § 56307 Return of vessels
- § 56308 Transfer of substitute vessels
- § 56309 Emergency foreign vessel acquisition; purchase or requisition of vessels lying idle in United States waters
- § 56310 Voluntary purchase or charter agreements
- § 56311 Requisitioned vessels
- § 56312 Documented defined
Ch. 565 — Definition 4 sections
Ch. 571 — National Defense Reserve Fleet 11 sections
- § 57100 National Defense Reserve Fleet
- § 57101 Placement of vessels in National Defense Reserve Fleet
- § 57102 Disposition of vessels not worth preserving
- § 57103 Donation of nonretention vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
- § 57104 Acquisition of vessels from sale of obsolete vessels
- § 57105 Acquisition of vessels for essential services, routes, or lines
- § 57106 Maintenance, improvement, and operation of vessels
- § 57107 Vessels for other agencies
- § 57108 Consideration of ballast and equipment in determining selling price
- § 57109 Operation of vessels purchased, chartered, or leased from Secretary of Transportation
- § 57111 Salvage recoveries for subrogated ownership of vessels and cargoes
Ch. 573 — Authority to acquire vessels 8 sections
- § 57301 Definitions
- § 57302 Authority to acquire vessels
- § 57303 Utility value and tonnage requirements
- § 57304 Eligible acquisition dates
- § 57305 Determination of trade-in allowance
- § 57306 Payment of trade-in allowance
- § 57307 Recognition of gain for tax purposes
- § 57308 Use of vessels at least 25 years old
Ch. 575 — Completion of long-range program 21 sections
- § 57501 Completion of long-range program
- § 57502 Construction, reconditioning, and remodeling of vessels
- § 57503 Competitive bidding
- § 57504 Charter or sale of vessels acquired by Department of Transportation
- § 57505 Employment of vessels on foreign trade routes
- § 57506 Minimum selling price of vessels
- § 57511 Demise charters
- § 57512 Competitive bidding
- § 57513 Minimum bid
- § 57514 Qualifications of bidders
- § 57515 Awarding of charters
- § 57516 Operating-differential subsidies
- § 57517 Recovery of excess profits
- § 57518 Performance bond
- § 57519 Insurance
- § 57520 Vessel maintenance
- § 57521 Termination of charter during national emergency
- § 57522 Books and records, balance sheets, and inspection and auditing
- § 57531 Construction and charter of vessels for unsuccessful routes
- § 57532 Operation of experimental vessels
- § 57533 Vessel chartering authority
Ch. 581 — Operating in domestic intercoastal or coastwise service 9 sections
- § 58101 Operating in domestic intercoastal or coastwise service
- § 58102 Default on payment or maintenance of reserves
- § 58103 Employing another person as managing or operating agent
- § 58104 Willful violation constitutes breach of contract or charter
- § 58105 Preferences for cargo in which charterer has interest
- § 58106 Concerted discriminatory activities
- § 58107 Discrimination at ports by water common carriers
- § 58108 Charges for transportation subject to subtitle IV of title 49
- § 58109 Penalties
Ch. 601 — Boarding arriving vessels before inspection 9 sections
- § 60101 Boarding arriving vessels before inspection
- § 60102 Production of certificate on entry
- § 60103 Oath of ownership on entry
- § 60104 Depositing certificates of documentation with consular officers
- § 60105 Clearance of vessels
- § 60106 State inspection laws
- § 60107 Payment of fees on departing vessel
- § 60108 Duty to transport tendered cargo
- § 60109 Duty to transport money and securities of the United States Government
Ch. 603 — Regular tonnage taxes 12 sections
- § 60301 Regular tonnage taxes
- § 60302 Special tonnage taxes
- § 60303 Light money
- § 60304 Presidential suspension of tonnage taxes and light money
- § 60305 Vessels in distress
- § 60306 Vessels not engaged in trade
- § 60307 Vessels engaged in coastwise trade or the fisheries
- § 60308 Vessels engaged in Great Lakes trade
- § 60309 Passenger vessels making trips between ports of the United States and foreign ports
- § 60310 Vessels making daily trips on interior waters
- § 60311 Hospital vessels in time of war
- § 60312 Rights under treaties preserved
Ch. 605 — Vessels allowed to import 7 sections
- § 60501 Vessels allowed to import
- § 60502 Discriminating duty on goods imported in foreign vessels or from contiguous countries
- § 60503 Reciprocal suspension of discriminating duties
- § 60504 Reciprocal privileges for recreational vessels
- § 60505 Retaliatory suspension of commercial privileges
- § 60506 Retaliation against British dominions of North America
- § 60507 Suspension of free passage through Saint Marys Falls Canal
Ch. 700 — Vessel traffic services 20 sections
- § 70001 Vessel traffic services
- § 70002 Special powers
- § 70003 Port access routes
- § 70004 Considerations by Secretary
- § 70005 International agreements
- § 70011 Waterfront safety
- § 70012 Navigational hazards
- § 70013 Requirement to notify Coast Guard of release of objects into the navigable waters of the United States
- § 70021 Conditions for entry to ports in the United States
- § 70031 Definitions
- § 70032 Saint Lawrence Seaway
- § 70033 Limitation on application to foreign vessels
- § 70034 Regulations
- § 70035 Investigatory powers
- § 70036 Enforcement
- § 70041 Regattas and marine parades
- § 70051 Regulation of anchorage and movement of vessels during national emergency
- § 70052 Seizure and forfeiture of vessel; fine and imprisonment
- § 70053 Enforcement provisions
- § 70054 Definitions
Ch. 701 — United States facility and vessel vulnerability assessments 2 inactive 27 sections
- § 70101 Definitions
- § 70102 United States facility and vessel vulnerability assessments
- § 70102a Port, harbor, and coastal facility security
- § 70103 Maritime transportation security plans
- § 70104 Transportation security incident response
- § 70105 Transportation security cards
- § 70106 Deployable, specialized forces
- § 70107 Grants
- § 70107A Repealed. Pub. L. 115–254, div. J, § 1809(a)(1) , Oct. 5, 2018 , 132 Stat. 3537 ] Repealed
- § 70108 Foreign port assessment
- § 70109 Notifying foreign authorities
- § 70110 Actions and assistance for foreign ports or facilities and United States territories
- § 70111 Enhanced crewmember identification
- § 70112 Maritime Security Advisory Committees
- § 70113 Maritime intelligence
- § 70114 Automatic identification systems
- § 70115 Long-range vessel tracking system
- § 70116 Port, harbor, and coastal facility security
- § 70117 Repealed. Pub. L. 111–281, title II, § 208(b) , Oct. 15, 2010 , 124 Stat. 2912 ] Repealed
- § 70118 Enforcement by State and local officers
- § 70119 Civil penalty
- § 70120 In rem liability for civil penalties and certain costs
- § 70121 Withholding of clearance
- § 70122 Waterway Watch Program
- § 70123 Mobile biometric identification
- § 70124 Regulations
- § 70125 Port security training for facility security officers
- § 70131 Definitions
- § 70132 Credentialing standards, training, and certification for State and local support for the enforcement of security zones for the transportation of especially hazardous cargo
Ch. 703 — International measures for seaport and vessel security 6 sections
Ch. 705 — Prohibited acts 8 sections
Ch. 801 — Vessel stranded on foreign coast 1 inactive 6 sections
- § 80101 Vessel stranded on foreign coast
- § 80102 Repealed. Pub. L. 110–375, § 1(1) , Oct. 8, 2008 , 122 Stat. 4055 ] Repealed
- § 80103 Property on Florida coast to be taken to port of entry
- § 80104 Salvaging operations by foreign vessels
- § 80105 Canadian vessels aiding vessels in United States waters
- § 80106 International agreement on derelicts
- § 80107 Salvors of life to share in remuneration