46-U.S.C.-57109
§57109 – Operation of Vessels Purchased, Chartered, Or Leased From Secretary of Transportation
Pathway
Title 46 > Subtitle V > Part F > Chapter 571 > Section 57109
Details
- Reference: Section 57109
- Legend: §57109 – Operation of Vessels Purchased, Chartered, Or Leased From Secretary of Transportation
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
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.
(Pub. L. 109–304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1661.)
| Revised Section |
Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 57109 | 46 App.:808(b). | Sept. 7, 1916, ch. 451, §9(b), 39 Stat. 730; July 15, 1918, ch. 152, §3, 40 Stat. 900; restated June 5, 1920, ch. 250, §18, 41 Stat. 994; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, §12, eff. June 10, 1933; June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title II, §204, title IX, §904, 49 Stat. 1987, 2016; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(26), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 155; Pub. L. 100–710, title I, §104(b)(2), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4750. |
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.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
46-U.S.C.-56105 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Shipping
In this entry about 46-U.S.C.-56105, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to shipping in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States shipping-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.
46-U.S.C.-56307 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Merchant Marine
In this entry about 46-U.S.C.-56307, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to merchant marine in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States merchant marine-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.
Title 46 – Shipping in the Legal Encyclopedia: Government Owned Merchant Vessels
In this entry about Title 46 – Shipping, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to government owned merchant vessels in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States government owned merchant vessels-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.
Leave a Reply