Title 46 — Shipping
Part A · Chapter 23 — Operation of Vessels Generally
§ 2301. Application
Statutory text
Except as provided in sections 2304 and 2306 of this title, this chapter applies to a vessel operated on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States (including the territorial sea of the United States as described in Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 of ) and, for a vessel owned in the United States, on the high seas.
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.
Pub. L. 98–89 · 97 Stat. 500
Enacted · 46 U.S.C. § 2301
Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 508
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 508Maritime Safety Act of 1984
Pub. L. 98–498 title II § 212(a)(2) · 98 Stat. 2296
Substituted · 46 U.S.C. § 2301
Pub. L. 98–498 substituted “Except as provided in section 2306 of this title, this chapter” for “This chapter”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 98–498 substituted “Except as provided in section 2306 of this title, this chapter” for “This chapter”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) In section 2301, strike “This chapter” and substitute “Except as provided in section 2306 of this title, this chapter”.Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–498 effective 180 days after Oct. 19, 1984, see section 214 of Pub. L. 98–498, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2306 of this title.Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998
Pub. L. 105–383 title III § 301(b)(2) · 112 Stat. 3411
Inserted · 46 U.S.C. § 2301
Pub. L. 105–383 inserted “(including the territorial sea of the United States as described in Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 of December 27, 1988)” after “of the United States”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 105–383 inserted “(including the territorial sea of the United States as described in Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 of December 27, 1988)” after “of the United States”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) Section 2301 of that title is amended by inserting “(including the territorial sea of the United States as described in Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 of December 27, 1988)” after “of the United States”.Pub. L. 109–304 § 15(7) · 120 Stat. 1485
Substituted · 46 U.S.C. § 2301
Pub. L. 109–304 substituted “sections 2304 and” for “section”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 109–304 substituted “sections 2304 and” for “section”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(7) In section 2301, strike “section” and substitute “sections 2304 and”.
3 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | |
|---|---|
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
| 2301 | 46:480 |
Section 2301 provides that this chapter is applicable to all vessels, including foreign flag vessels, when operating on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Any vessel owned in the United States while operating on the high seas would be included. By ownership the Committee means those vessels that are documented or numbered under United States laws and those other vessels that are neither documented or numbered but are of national origin and are not documented under the laws of a foreign nation. This chapter is applicable to a foreign flag vessel that is in innocent passage through territorial waters of the United States, presently 3 miles seaward, whether or not it is bound to or from a port subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Presidential Proclamation No. 5928, referred to in text, is set out under section 1331 of Title 43, Public Lands.
Amendments1984–2006 · 3 rounds
2006
Pub. L. 109–304 substituted “sections 2304 and” for “section”.
1998
Pub. L. 105–383 inserted “(including the territorial sea of the United States as described in Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 of )” after “of the United States”.
1984
Pub. L. 98–498 substituted “Except as provided in section 2306 of this title, this chapter” for “This chapter”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–498 effective 180 days after , see section 214 of Pub. L. 98–498, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2306 of this title.
Credits
1983–2006 · 4 acts
- 1983Pub. L. 98–89, , 97 Stat. 508
- 1984Pub. L. 98–498, title II, § 212(a)(2), , 98 Stat. 2305
- 1998Pub. L. 105–383, title III, § 301(b)(2), , 112 Stat. 3417
- 2006Pub. L. 109–304, § 15(7), , 120 Stat. 1702.
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(Pub. L. 98–89, , 97 Stat. 508; Pub. L. 98–498, title II, § 212(a)(2), , 98 Stat. 2305; Pub. L. 105–383, title III, § 301(b)(2), , 112 Stat. 3417; Pub. L. 109–304, § 15(7), , 120 Stat. 1702.)