Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 51 — Clean Hulls
§ 3822. Declaration
Statutory text
Requirements
On entry into force of the Convention for the United States, a vessel of at least 24 meters in length, but less than 400 gross tons engaged on an international voyage (except fixed or floating platforms, FSUs, and FPSOs) must carry a declaration described in subsection (b) that is signed by the owner or owner’s authorized agent. That declaration shall be accompanied by appropriate documentation, such as a paint receipt or a contractor invoice, or contain an appropriate endorsement.
Content of declaration
The declaration must contain a clear statement that the antifouling system on the vessel complies with the Convention. The Secretary may prescribe the form and other requirements of the declaration.
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.
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010
Pub. L. 111–281 title X § 1022 · 124 Stat. 2905
Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 3822
(Pub. L. 111–281, title X, § 1022, Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3026.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 111–281, title X, § 1022, Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3026.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 1022. DECLARATION. (a) Requirements.— On entry into force of the Convention for the United States, a vessel of at least 24 meters in length, but less than 400 gross tons engaged on an international voyage (except fixed or floating platforms, FSUs, and FPSOs) must carry a declaration described in subsection (b) that is signed by the owner or owner’s authorized agent. That declaration shall be accompanied by appropriate documentation, such as a paint receipt or a contractor invoice, or contain an appropriate endorsement. (b) Content of Declaration.— The declaration must contain a clear statement that the antifouling system on the vessel complies with the Convention. The Secretary may prescribe the form and other requirements of the declaration.
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