2018 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle V - Merchant Marine
Part F - Government-Owned Merchant Vessels
Chapter 571 - General Authority
Sec. 57109 - Operation of vessels purchased, chartered, or leased from Secretary of Transportation
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| §57109. Operation of vessels purchased, chartered, or leased from Secretary of Transportation | ||||||
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Unless otherwise authorized by the Secretary of Transportation, a vessel purchased, chartered, or leased from the Secretary may be operated only under a certificate of documentation with a registry or coastwise endorsement. Such a vessel, while employed solely as a merchant vessel, is subject to the laws, regulations, and liabilities governing merchant vessels, whether the United States Government has an interest in the vessel as an owner or holds a mortgage, lien, or other interest. |
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(Pub. L. 109–304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1661.) |
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The words "only under a certificate of documentation with a registry or coastwise endorsement" are substituted for "only under such registry or enrollment and license" for clarity and to use the appropriate current language. |
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| Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle V - Merchant Marine Part F - Government-Owned Merchant Vessels CHAPTER 571 - GENERAL AUTHORITY Sec. 57109 - Operation of vessels purchased, chartered, or leased from Secretary of Transportation |
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| 39 Stat. 730 40 Stat. 900 41 Stat. 994 49 Stat. 1987 95 Stat. 155 102 Stat. 4750 120 Stat. 1661 |
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| Public Law 97-31, Public Law 100-710, Public Law 109-304 |
