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Title 46

Shipping

1,032 sections in 108 chapters · usc46.xml · release point 119-108

Subtitle I — General

Ch. 1 Definitions§§ 101–116
Ch. 3 Automatic Execution of Conforming Changes§§ 301–302 to 308
Ch. 5 Other General Provisions§§ 501–505

Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen · Part A — General Provisions

Ch. 21 General§§ 2101–2118
Ch. 23 Operation of Vessels Generally§§ 2301–2307

Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen · Part B — Inspection and Regulation of Vessels

Ch. 31 General§§ 3101–3106
Ch. 32 Management of Vessels§§ 3201–3205
Ch. 33 Inspection Generally§§ 3301–3318
Ch. 35 Carriage of Passengers§§ 3501–3510
Ch. 37 Carriage of Liquid Bulk Dangerous Cargoes§§ 3701–3719
Ch. 39 Repealed]§ 3901, 3902
Ch. 41 Uninspected Vessels Generally§§ 4101–4106
Ch. 43 Recreational Vessels§§ 4301–4312
Ch. 45 Uninspected Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels§§ 4501–4508
Ch. 47 Abandonment of Vessels§§ 4701–4712
Ch. 49 Oceangoing Non-Passenger Commercial Vessels§ 4901

Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen · Part C — Load Lines of Vessels

Ch. 51 Load Lines§§ 5101–5116

Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen · Part D — Marine Casualties

Ch. 61 Reporting Marine Casualties§§ 6101–6104
Ch. 63 Investigating Marine Casualties§§ 6301–6309

Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen · Part E — Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents

Ch. 71 Licenses and Certificates of Registry§§ 7101–7116
Ch. 73 Merchant Mariners’ Documents§§ 7301–7319
Ch. 75 General Procedures for Licensing, Certification, and Documentation§§ 7501–7512
Ch. 77 Suspension and Revocation§§ 7701–7706

Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen · Part F — Manning of Vessels

Ch. 81 General§§ 8101–8108
Ch. 83 Masters and Officers§§ 8301–8304
Ch. 85 Pilots§§ 8501–8503
Ch. 87 Unlicensed Personnel§§ 8701–8704
Ch. 89 Small Vessel Manning§§ 8901–8906
Ch. 91 Tank Vessel Manning Standards§§ 9101–9102
Ch. 93 Great Lakes Pilotage§§ 9301–9308

Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen · Part G — Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief

Ch. 101 General§§ 10101–10105
Ch. 103 Foreign and Intercoastal Voyages§§ 10301–10321
Ch. 105 Coastwise Voyages§§ 10501–10509
Ch. 106 Fishing Voyages§§ 10601–10603
Ch. 107 Effects of Deceased Seamen§§ 10701–10711
Ch. 109 Proceedings on Unseaworthiness§§ 10901–10908
Ch. 111 Protection and Relief§§ 11101–11113
Ch. 112 Merchant Mariner Benefits§§ 11201–11204
Ch. 113 Official Logbooks§§ 11301–11304
Ch. 115 Offenses and Penalties§§ 11501–11507

Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen · Part H — Identification of Vessels

Ch. 121 Documentation of Vessels§§ 12101–12152
Ch. 123 Numbering Undocumented Vessels§§ 12301–12309
Ch. 125 Vessel Identification System§§ 12501–12507

Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen · Part I — State Boating Safety Programs

Ch. 131 Recreational Boating Safety§§ 13101–13110

Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen · Part J — Measurement of Vessels

Ch. 141 General§§ 14101–14104
Ch. 143 Convention Measurement§§ 14301–14307
Ch. 145 Regulatory Measurement§§ 14501–14522
Ch. 147 Penalties§§ 14701–14702

Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen · Part K — National Maritime Transportation Advisory Committees

Ch. 151 National Maritime Transportation Advisory Committees§§ 15101–15109

Subtitle III — Maritime Liability

Ch. 301 General Liability Provisions§§ 30101–30106
Ch. 303 Death on the High Seas§§ 30301–30308
Ch. 305 Exoneration and Limitation of Liability§§ 30501–30530
Ch. 307 Liability of Water Carriers§§ 30701–30707
Ch. 309 Suits in Admiralty Against the United States§§ 30901–30918
Ch. 311 Suits Involving Public Vessels§§ 31101–31113
Ch. 313 Commercial Instruments and Maritime Liens§§ 31301–31343

Subtitle IV — Regulation of Ocean Shipping · Part A — Ocean Shipping

Ch. 401 General§§ 40101–40104
Ch. 403 Agreements§§ 40301–40307
Ch. 405 Tariffs, Service Contracts, Refunds, and Waivers§§ 40501–40504
Ch. 407 Controlled Carriers§§ 40701–40706
Ch. 409 Ocean Transportation Intermediaries§§ 40901–40904
Ch. 411 Prohibitions and Penalties§§ 41101–41110
Ch. 413 Enforcement§§ 41301–41310

Subtitle IV — Regulation of Ocean Shipping · Part B — Actions To Address Foreign Practices

Ch. 421 Regulations Affecting Shipping in Foreign Trade§§ 42101–42109
Ch. 423 Foreign Shipping Practices§§ 42301–42307
Ch. 425 National Shipper Advisory Committee§§ 42501–42503

Subtitle IV — Regulation of Ocean Shipping · Part C — Miscellaneous

Ch. 441 Evidence of Financial Responsibility for Passenger Transportation§§ 44101–44106

Subtitle IV — Regulation of Ocean Shipping · Part D — Federal Maritime Commission

Ch. 461 Federal Maritime Commission§§ 46101–46108

Subtitle V — Merchant Marine · Part A — General

Ch. 501 Policy, Studies, and Reports§§ 50101–50114
Ch. 503 Administrative§§ 50301–50309
Ch. 504 Committees§§ 50401–50402
Ch. 505 Other General Provisions§§ 50501–50505

Subtitle V — Merchant Marine · Part B — Merchant Marine Service

Ch. 511 General§§ 51101–51104
Ch. 513 United States Merchant Marine Academy§§ 51301–51328
Ch. 515 State Maritime Academy Support Program§§ 51501–51511
Ch. 517 Other Support for Merchant Marine Training§§ 51701–51707
Ch. 519 Merchant Marine Awards§§ 51901–51908
Ch. 521 Miscellaneous§ 52101

Subtitle V — Merchant Marine · Part C — Financial Assistance Programs

Ch. 531 Maritime Security Fleet§§ 53101–53111
Ch. 532 Cable Security Fleet§§ 53201–53209
Ch. 533 Construction Reserve Funds§§ 53301–53312
Ch. 534 Tanker Security Fleet§§ 53401–53412
Ch. 535 Capital Construction Funds§§ 53501–53517
Ch. 537 Loans and Guarantees§§ 53701–53735
Ch. 539 War Risk Insurance§§ 53901–53912
Ch. 541 Miscellaneous§§ 54101–54102
Ch. 543 Port Infrastructure Development Program§ 54301

Subtitle V — Merchant Marine · Part D — Promotional Programs

Ch. 551 Coastwise Trade§§ 55101–55123
Ch. 553 Passenger and Cargo Preferences§§ 55301–55336
Ch. 555 Transferred]§ 55501, 55502
Ch. 556 Marine Highways§§ 55601–55605

Subtitle V — Merchant Marine · Part E — Control of Merchant Marine Capabilities

Ch. 561 Restrictions on Transfers§§ 56101–56105
Ch. 563 Emergency Acquisition of Vessels§§ 56301–56312
Ch. 565 Essential Vessels Affected by Neutrality Act§§ 56501–56504

Subtitle V — Merchant Marine · Part F — Government-Owned Merchant Vessels

Ch. 571 General Authority§§ 57100–57112
Ch. 573 Vessel Trade-in Program§§ 57301–57308
Ch. 575 Construction, Charter, and Sale of Vessels§§ 57501–57533

Subtitle V — Merchant Marine · Part G — Restrictions and Penalties

Ch. 581 Restrictions and Penalties§§ 58101–58109

Subtitle VI — Clearance, Tonnage Taxes, and Duties

Ch. 601 Arrival and Departure Requirements§§ 60101–60109
Ch. 603 Tonnage Taxes and Light Money§§ 60301–60312
Ch. 605 Discriminating Duties and Reciprocal Privileges§§ 60501–60507

Subtitle VII — Security and Drug Enforcement

Ch. 700 Ports and Waterways Safety§§ 70001–70054
Ch. 701 Port Security§§ 70101–70132
Ch. 703 Maritime Security§§ 70301–70306
Ch. 705 Maritime Drug Law Enforcement§§ 70501–70508

Subtitle VIII — Miscellaneous

Ch. 801 Wrecks and Salvage§§ 80101–80107
Ch. 803 Ice and Derelicts§§ 80301–80304
Ch. 805 Safe Containers for International Cargo§§ 80501–80509