§ 3311. Certificate of inspection required

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.

1. 1983

   Pub. L. 98–89 · 97 Stat. 500

   Enacted · 46 U.S.C. § 3311

   Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 515

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 515

2. 1984

   Maritime Safety Act of 1984

   Pub. L. 98–498 title II § 211(b) · 98 Stat. 2296

   1. Amended · 46 U.S.C. § 3311

      Pub. L. 98–498 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   2. Substituted · 46 U.S.C. § 3311

      Pub. L. 98–498 substituted “Except as provided in subsection (b), a vessel” for “A vessel”

   3. Struck · 46 U.S.C. § 3311

      Pub. L. 98–498 struck out “valid” before “certificate of inspection”

   4. Added · 46 U.S.C. § 3311

      Pub. L. 98–498 added subsec. (b)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 98–498 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted “Except as provided in subsection (b), a vessel” for “A vessel”, struck out “valid” before “certificate of inspection”, and added subsec. (b).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Section 3311 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by— (1) striking “A vessel” and substituting “(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a vessel”; (2) striking the word “valid”; and (3) inserting at the end the following: “(b) The Secretary may direct the owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel subject to inspection under this chapter and not having on board a certificate of inspection— “(1) to have the vessel proceed to mooring and remain there until a certificate of inspection is issued; “(2) to take immediate steps necessary for the safety of the vessel, individuals on board the vessel, or the environment; or “(3) to have the vessel proceed to a place to make repairs necessary to obtain a certificate of inspection.”.

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