33 U.S.C. § 3802
Covered vessels
United States · Title 33 — NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS · Status: effective
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- 33 U.S.C. § 3802, Covered vessels, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/469692
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Except as provided in subsection (b), after the Convention enters into force for the United States, the following vessels are subject to the requirements of this chapter:
Any other vessel when—
The following vessels are not subject to the requirements of this chapter:
The Administrator may apply any requirement of this chapter to one or more classes of vessels described in paragraph (1)(B), if the head of the Federal department or agency under which those vessels operate concurs in that application.
Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to combat-related vessels.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010House: 385–11Senate: no recorded tally