2017 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen
Part J - Measurement of Vessels
Chapter 143 - Convention Measurement
Sec. 14303 - Tonnage Certificate
| 46 U.S.C. § 14303 (2017) |
| §14303. Tonnage Certificate |
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(a) After measuring a vessel under this chapter, the Secretary shall issue, on request of the owner, an International Tonnage Certificate (1969) and deliver it to the owner or master of the vessel. For a vessel to which the Convention does not apply, the Secretary shall prescribe a certificate to be issued as evidence of a vessel's measurement under this chapter. (b) The certificate issued under this section shall be maintained as required by the Secretary. |
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(Pub. L. 99–509, title V, §5101(3), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1921; Pub. L. 111–281, title III, §303(e)(1), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2925.) |
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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised section 14303
Source: International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships. Section 14303(a) requires the Secretary to issue, on the request of the owner, an International Tonnage Certificate after measuring a vessel under this chapter. Section 14303(b) requires that the certificate be maintained as required by the Secretary. AMENDMENTS2010—Pub. L. 111–281, §303(e)(1)(C), struck out "International" before "Tonnage" and "(1969)" after "Certificate" in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–281, §303(e)(1)(A), inserted at end "For a vessel to which the Convention does not apply, the Secretary shall prescribe a certificate to be issued as evidence of a vessel's measurement under this chapter." Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111–281, §303(e)(1)(B), inserted "issued under this section" after "The certificate". |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 46 - SHIPPING |
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| Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part J - Measurement of Vessels CHAPTER 143 - CONVENTION MEASUREMENT Sec. 14303 - Tonnage Certificate |
| section 14303 |
| 2017 |
| January 12, 2018 |
| Yes |
| standard |
| 100 Stat. 1921 124 Stat. 2925 |
| Public Law 99-509, Public Law 111-281 |
