46 CFR 4.03-40
§ 4.03-40 Public vessels.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 4.03-40, § 4.03-40 Public vessels, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/223163
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Public vessel means a vessel that—
(a) Is owned, or demise chartered, and operated by the U.S. Government or a government of a foreign country, except a vessel owned or operated by the Department of Transportation or any corporation organized or controlled by the Department (except a vessel operated by the Coast Guard or Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation); and
(b) Is not engaged in commercial service.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.