46 CFR 44.01-20

§ 44.01-20 New and existing vessels; special service.

United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective

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Citation: 46 CFR 44.01-20, § 44.01-20 New and existing vessels; special service, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/224735
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(a) A new vessel marked with load lines for special service on a coastwise or inter-island voyage is a vessel whose keel was laid on or after September 28, 1937. An existing vessel is one whose keel was laid before that date.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.