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Title 46 — Shipping

Part F · Chapter 89 — Small Vessel Manning

§ 8902. Small passenger vessels

Statutory text

A small passenger vessel shall be operated by an individual licensed by the Secretary to operate that type of vessel in the particular geographic area, under prescribed regulations.

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. Pub. L. 98–89 · 97 Stat. 500

    Enacted · 46 U.S.C. § 8902

    (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 555.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 555.)

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Notes

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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code)
890246:390b

Section 8902 requires that a small passenger vessel of less than 100 gross tons be operated by a licensed individual for that type vessel and for a particular geographic area.

Credits

(Pub. L. 98–89, , 97 Stat. 555.)

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