46 U.S.C. § 57109 — Operation of vessels purchased, chartered, or leased from Secretary of Transportation

FEDERAL · 46 U.S.C. · Chapter 571

Operation of vessels purchased, chartered, or leased from Secretary of Transportation

Current through Pub. L. 119-102

Title 46 — Shipping·Ch. 571 — GENERAL AUTHORITY

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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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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History

(Pub. L. 109–304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1661.)

Editorial Notes

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.