46 USC Subtitle II: Front Matter

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Subtitle II-Vessels and Seamen

Part A-General Provisions

Chapter

Sec.

21.

General

2101

23.

Operation of Vessels Generally

2301

Part B-Inspection and Regulation of Vessels

31.

General

3101

32.

Management of Vessels

3201

33.

Inspection Generally

3301

35.

Carriage of Passengers

3501

37.

Carriage of Liquid Bulk Dangerous Cargoes

3701

[39.

Repealed.]

41.

Uninspected Vessels Generally

4101

43.

Recreational Vessels

4301

45.

Uninspected Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels

4501

47.

Abandonment of Barges

4701

49.

Oceangoing Non-Passenger Commercial Vessels

4901

Part C-Load Lines of Vessels

51.

Load Lines

5101

Part D-Marine Casualties

61.

Reporting Marine Casualties

6101

63.

Investigating Marine Casualties

6301

Part E-Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents

71.

Licenses and Certificates of Registry

7101

73.

Merchant Mariners' Documents

7301

75.

General Procedures for Licensing, Certification, and Documentation

7501

77.

Suspension and Revocation

7701

Part F-Manning of Vessels

81.

General

8101

83.

Masters and Officers

8301

85.

Pilots

8501

87.

Unlicensed Personnel

8701

89.

Small Vessel Manning

8901

91.

Tank Vessel Manning Standards

9101

93.

Great Lakes Pilotage

9301

Part G-Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief

101.

General

10101

103.

Foreign and Intercoastal Voyages

10301

105.

Coastwise Voyages

10501

106.

Fishing Voyages

10601

107.

Effects of Deceased Seamen

10701

109.

Proceedings on Unseaworthiness

10901

111.

Protection and Relief

11101

112.

Merchant Mariner Benefits

11201

113.

Official Logbooks

11301

115.

Offenses and Penalties

11501

Part H-Identification of Vessels

121.

Documentation of Vessels

12101

123.

Numbering Undocumented Vessels

12301

125.

Vessel Identification System

12501

Part I-State Boating Safety Programs

131.

Recreational Boating Safety

13101

Part J-Measurement of Vessels

141.

General

14101

143.

Convention Measurement

14301

145.

Regulatory Measurement

14501

147.

Penalties

14701

Part K-National Maritime Transportation Advisory Committees

151.

National Maritime Transportation Advisory Committees

15101

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2022- Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVI, §11607(b), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4151 , added item 49.

2018- Pub. L. 115–282, title VI, §601(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4289 , added item for part K.

2006- Pub. L. 109–304, §15(1), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1702 , in each chapter item, capitalized first letter of each word containing 4 or more letters, struck out item for chapter 39 "Carriage of animals", and substituted "Uninspected Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels" for "Fish processing vessels" in item 45.

2000- Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title X, §1087(g)(6)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654 , 1654A-294, substituted "mariner benefits" for "Mariner Benefits" in item 112.

1998- Pub. L. 105–368, title IV, §402(b), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3337 , added item 112.

1996- Pub. L. 104–324, title VI, §602(b), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3930 , added item 32.

1992- Pub. L. 102–587, title V, §5304, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5083 , added item 47.

1988- Pub. L. 100–710, title I, §101(b), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4738 , added item 125.

Pub. L. 100–424, §6(b), Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1592 , added item 106.

1986- Pub. L. 99–509, title V, §5101(1), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1913 , inserted items for parts C and J.

1985- Pub. L. 99–36, §1(a)(9)(A), May 15, 1985, 99 Stat. 67 , substituted "Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certifications, and" for "Licenses, Certificates, and Merchant Mariners' " in heading for part E.

1984- Pub. L. 98–364, title IV, §402(7)(A), July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 446 , inserted "generally" in item 41, reenacted item 43 without change, and added item 45.