Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 30 — International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
§ 1603. Vessels subject to International Regulations
Statutory text
Except as provided in section 1604 of this title and subject to the provisions of section 1605 of this title, the International Regulations, as proclaimed under section 1602 of this title, shall be applicable to, and shall be complied with by—
all vessels, public and private, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, while upon the high seas or in waters connected therewith navigable by seagoing vessels, and
all other vessels when on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
International Navigational Rules Act of 1977
Pub. L. 95–75 § 4 · 91 Stat. 308
Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 1603
(Pub. L. 95–75, § 4, July 27, 1977, 91 Stat. 309.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 95–75, § 4, July 27, 1977, 91 Stat. 309.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 4. Except as provided in section 5 and subject to the provisions 33 USC 1603. of section 6, the International Regulations, as proclaimed under section 3, shall be applicable to, and shall lie complied with by— (1) all vessels, public and private, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, while upon the high seas or in waters connected therewith navigable by seagoing vessels, and (2) all other vessels when on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
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