2016 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen
Part H - Identification of Vessels
Chapter 121 - Documentation of Vessels
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Table of Contents SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL
Sec.
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.

        

SUBCHAPTER II—ENDORSEMENTS AND SPECIAL DOCUMENTATION
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.

        

SUBCHAPTER III—MISCELLANEOUS
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.

        

SUBCHAPTER IV—PENALTIES
12151.Penalties.
12152.Denial or revocation of endorsement for non-payment of civil penalty.

        

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, 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
- Table Of Contents
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
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