2017 US Code
Title 47 - Telecommunications
Chapter 2 - Submarine Cables
Sec. 24 - Vessels laying cables; signals; avoidance of buoys

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Citation 47 U.S.C. § 24 (2017)
Section Name §24. Vessels laying cables; signals; avoidance of buoys
Section Text

The master of any vessel which, while engaged in laying or repairing submarine cables, shall fail to observe the rules concerning signals that have been or shall be adopted by the parties to the convention described in section 30 of this title with a view to preventing collisions at sea; or the master of any vessel that, perceiving, or being able to perceive the said signals displayed upon a telegraph ship engaged in repairing a cable, shall not withdraw to or keep at distance of at least one nautical mile; or the master of any vessel that seeing or being able to see buoys intended to mark the position of a cable when being laid or when out of order or broken, shall not keep at a distance of at least a quarter of a nautical mile, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month, or to a fine of not exceeding $500.

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(Feb. 29, 1888, ch. 17, §4, 25 Stat. 41.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 47 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 47 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CHAPTER 2 - SUBMARINE CABLES
Sec. 24 - Vessels laying cables; signals; avoidance of buoys
Contains section 24
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
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Statutes at Large References 25 Stat. 41
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