2014 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping (Sections 101 - 80509)
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen (Sections 2101 - 14702)
Part H - Identification of Vessels (Sections 12101 - 12507)
Chapter 121 - Documentation of Vessels (Sections 12101 - 12152)
Subchapter III - Miscellaneous (Sections 12131 - 12140)
Sec. 12131 - Command of documented vessels
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 46 - SHIPPING |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part H - Identification of Vessels CHAPTER 121 - DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS SUBCHAPTER III - MISCELLANEOUS Sec. 12131 - Command of documented vessels |
Contains | section 12131 |
Date | 2014 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 109-304, §5, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1505; Pub. L. 110-181, div. C, title XXXV, §3529(a)(3), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 603. |
Statutes at Large References | 120 Stat. 1505 122 Stat. 603 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 109-304, Public Law 110-181 |
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(a) In General.—Except as provided in subsection (b), a documented vessel may be placed under the command only of a citizen of the United States.
(b) Exceptions.—Subsection (a) does not apply to—
(1) a vessel with only a recreational endorsement; or
(2) an unmanned barge operating outside of the territorial waters of the United States.
(Pub. L. 109–304, §5, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1505; Pub. L. 110–181, div. C, title XXXV, §3529(a)(3), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 603.)
Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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12131 | 46:12110(d). |
2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–181 substituted "command" for "commmand".
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