2012 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen (§§ 2101 - 14702)
Part C - Load Lines of Vessels (§§ 5101 - 5116)
Chapter 51 - LOAD LINES (§§ 5101 - 5116)
Section 5111 - Providing loading information
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, 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 C - Load Lines of Vessels CHAPTER 51 - LOAD LINES Sec. 5111 - Providing loading information |
| Contains | section 5111 |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 99-509, title V, §5101(2), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1917. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 100 Stat. 1917 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 99-509 |
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The Secretary may prescribe regulations requiring the owner, charterer, managing operator, and agent of a vessel to provide loading information (including information on loading distribution, stability, and margin of strength) to the master or individual in charge of the vessel in a language the master or individual understands.
(Pub. L. 99–509, title V, §5101(2), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1917.)
Historical and Revision NotesSection 5111 authorizes the Secretary to prescribe regulations requiring that the master of a vessel be provided with loading and stability information for the vessel that the master understands.
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