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46 U.S.C. § 5111

Providing loading information

United States · Title 46 — SHIPPING · Status: effective

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46 U.S.C. § 5111, Providing loading information, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/487588
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The Secretary may prescribe regulations requiring the owner, charterer, managing operator, and agent of a vessel to provide loading information (including information on loading distribution, stability, and margin of strength) to the master or individual in charge of the vessel in a language the master or individual understands.

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.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 99-509(H.R. 5300)1986-10-21
    Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally