46 CFR 46.05-1
§ 46.05-1 Passenger vessel.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 46.05-1, § 46.05-1 Passenger vessel, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/224834
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Full text
(a) For the purpose of the regulations in this part, a vessel is a passenger vessel if:
(1) Engaged on an international voyage by sea, it carries or is authorized to carry more than 12 passengers; or,
(2) Engaged on a coastwise voyage by sea or a voyage on the Great Lakes, it carries or is authorized to carry more than 16 persons in addition to the crew.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.