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Title 46 — Shipping

Part F · Chapter 89 — Small Vessel Manning

§ 8903. Self-propelled, uninspected passenger vessels

Statutory text

A self-propelled, uninspected passenger vessel shall be operated by an individual licensed by the Secretary to operate that type of vessel, 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. § 8903

    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

  2. Pub. L. 99–307 § 1(14)(B) · 100 Stat. 444

    1. Substituted · 46 U.S.C. § 8903

      Pub. L. 99–307 substituted “Self-propelled, uninspected” for “Uninspected” in text

    2. Substituted · 46 U.S.C. § 8903

      Pub. L. 99–307 substituted “A self-propelled,” for “An” in text

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 99–307 substituted “Self-propelled, uninspected” for “Uninspected” in section catchline and “A self-propelled,” for “An” in text.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) In section 2101(14)(C), strike “Material” and substitute “Materials”.

2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

historicalAndRevision
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code)
890346:1461(e), (f)

Section 8903 requires that an uninspected passenger vessel be operated by a licensed individual for that type of vessel.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1986—Pub. L. 99–307 substituted “Self-propelled, uninspected” for “Uninspected” in section catchline and “A self-propelled,” for “An” in text.

Credits

1983–1986 · 2 acts
  1. 1983Pub. L. 98–89, , 97 Stat. 555
  2. 1986Pub. L. 99–307, § 1(14)(B), (C), , 100 Stat. 446.
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(Pub. L. 98–89, , 97 Stat. 555; Pub. L. 99–307, § 1(14)(B), (C), , 100 Stat. 446.)

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