Federal

Title 46 — Shipping

1,032 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 41105A — Authority
• § 41106 — Marine terminal operators
• § 41107 — Monetary penalties or refunds
• § 41108 — Additional penalties
• § 41109 — Assessment of penalties
• § 41110 — Data collection
• § 41301 — Complaints
• § 41302 — Investigations
• § 41303 — Discovery and subpoenas
• § 41304 — Hearings and orders
• § 41305 — Award of reparations
• § 41306 — Injunctive relief sought by complainants
• § 41307 — Injunctive relief sought by the Commission
• § 41308 — Enforcement of subpoenas and orders
• § 41309 — Enforcement of reparation orders
• § 41310 — Charge complaints
• § 42101 — Regulations of the Commission
• § 42102 — Regulations of other agencies
• § 42103 — No preference to Government-owned vessels
• § 42104 — Information, witnesses, and evidence
• § 42105 — Disclosure to public
• § 42106 — Other actions to remedy unfavorable conditions
• § 42107 — Refusal of clearance and entry
• § 42108 — Penalty for operating under suspended tariff or service contract
• § 42109 — Consultation with other agencies
• § 42301 — Definitions
• § 42302 — Investigations
• § 42303 — Information requests
• § 42304 — Action against foreign carriers
• § 42305 — Refusal of clearance and entry
• § 42306 — Submission of determinations to President
• § 42307 — Review of regulations and orders
• § 42501 — Definitions
• § 42502 — National Shipper Advisory Committee
• § 42503 — Administration
• § 4301 — Application
• § 4302 — Regulations
• § 4303 — Inspection and testing
• § 4304 — Importation of nonconforming vessels and equipment
• § 4305 — Exemptions and equivalents
• § 4306 — Federal preemption
• § 4307 — Prohibited acts
• § 4308 — Termination of unsafe operation
• § 4309 — Investigation and reporting
• § 4310 — Repair and replacement of defects
• § 4311 — Penalties and injunctions
• § 4312 — Engine cut-off switches
• § 44101 — Application
• § 44102 — Financial responsibility to indemnify passengers for nonperformance of transportation
• § 44103 — Financial responsibility to pay liability for death or injury
• § 44104 — Civil penalty
• § 44105 — Refusal of clearance
• § 44106 — Conduct of proceedings
• § 4501 — Application
• § 4502 — Safety standards
• § 4503 — Fishing, fish tender, and fish processing vessel certification
• § 4503a — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXV, § 11509(a)(3) , Dec. 23, 2022 , 136 Stat. 4137 ]
• § 4504 — Prohibited acts
• § 4505 — Termination of unsafe operations
• § 4506 — Exemptions
• § 4507 — Penalties
• § 4508 — Repealed. Pub. L. 115–282, title VI, § 601(c)(1) , Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4289 ]
• § 46101 — General organization
• § 46102 — Quorum
• § 46103 — Meetings
• § 46104 — Delegation of authority
• § 46105 — Regulations
• § 46106 — Annual report and public disclosure
• § 46107 — Expenditures
• § 46108 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 4701 — Definitions
• § 4702 — Abandonment of barge prohibited
• § 4703 — Penalty for unlawful abandonment of barge
• § 4704 — Removal of abandoned barges
• § 4705 — Liability of barge removal contractors
• § 4710 — Definitions
• § 4711 — Abandonment of vessels prohibited
• § 4712 — Inventory of abandoned vessels
• § 4901 — Surveillance requirements
• § 501 — Waiver of navigation and vessel-inspection laws
• § 50101 — Objectives and policy
• § 50102 — Survey of merchant marine
• § 50103 — Determinations of essential services
• § 50104 — Studies of general maritime problems
• § 50105 — Studies and cooperation relating to the construction of vessels
• § 50106 — Studies on the operation of vessels
• § 50107 — Studies on marine insurance
• § 50108 — Studies on cargo carriage and cargo containers
• § 50109 — Miscellaneous studies
• § 50110 — Securing preference to vessels of the United States
• § 50111 — Submission of annual MARAD authorization request
• § 50112 — National Maritime Enhancement Institutes
• § 50113 — Use and performance reports by operators of vessels
• § 50114 — National maritime strategy
• § 502 — Cargo exempt from forfeiture
• § 503 — Notice of seizure
• § 50301 — Vessel Operations Revolving Fund
• § 50302 — Port development
• § 50303 — Operating property and extending term of notes
• § 50304 — Sale and transfer of property
• § 50305 — Appointment of trustee or receiver and operation of vessels
• § 50306 — Requiring testimony and records in investigations
• § 50307 — Maritime environmental and technical assistance program
• § 50308 — Maritime transportation system emergency relief program
• § 50309 — Securing logistics information data of the United States
• § 504 — Remission of fees and penalties
• § 50401 — United States Committee on the Marine Transportation System
• § 50402 — Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee
• § 505 — Penalty for violating regulation or order
• § 50501 — Entities deemed citizens of the United States
• § 50502 — Applicability to receivers, trustees, successors, and assigns
• § 50503 — Oceanographic research vessels
• § 50504 — Sailing school vessels
• § 50505 — Consistent approval of existing categorical exclusions
• § 5101 — Definitions
• § 5102 — Application
• § 5103 — Load line requirements
• § 5104 — Assignment of load lines
• § 5105 — Load line surveys
• § 5106 — Load line certificate
• § 5107 — Delegation of authority
• § 5108 — Special exemptions
• § 5109 — Reciprocity for foreign vessels
• § 5110 — Submersible vessels
• § 51101 — Policy
• § 51102 — Definitions
• § 51103 — General authority of Secretary of Transportation
• § 51104 — General authority of Secretary of the Navy
• § 5111 — Providing loading information
• § 5112 — Loading restrictions
• § 5113 — Detention of vessels
• § 5114 — Use of Customs Service officers and employees for enforcement
• § 5115 — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–595, title VI, § 603(5)(A) , Nov. 16, 1990 , 104 Stat. 2993 ]
• § 5116 — Penalties
• § 51301 — Maintenance of the Academy
• § 51302 — Nomination and competitive appointment of cadets
• § 51302a — Nomination in event of death, resignation, or expulsion from office of Senator otherwise authorized to nominate
• § 51303 — Non-competitive appointments
• § 51304 — Additional appointments from particular areas
• § 51305 — Prohibited basis for appointment
• § 51306 — Cadet commitment agreements
• § 51307 — Places of training
• § 51308 — Uniforms, textbooks, and transportation allowances
• § 51309 — Academic degree
• § 51310 — Deferment of service obligation under cadet commitment agreements
• § 51311 — Midshipman status in the Navy Reserve
• § 51312 — Board of Visitors
• § 51313 — Advisory Board
• § 51314 — Limitation on charges and fees for attendance
• § 51315 — Gifts to the Merchant Marine Academy
• § 51316 — Temporary appointments to the Academy
• § 51317 — Adjunct professors
• § 51318 — Policy on sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking
• § 51319 — Sexual assault response coordinators and sexual assault victim advocates
• § 51320 — Acceptance of guarantees with gifts for major projects
• § 51321 — Grants for scientific and educational research
• § 51322 — Protection of cadets from sexual assault onboard vessels
• § 51323 — United States Merchant Marine Academy Advisory Council
• § 51324 — Unfilled vacancies
• § 51325 — Sexual assault and sexual harassment prevention information management system
• § 51326 — Student advisory board at the United States Merchant Marine Academy
• § 51327 — Sexual Assault Advisory Council
• § 51328 — Student support
• § 51501 — General support program
• § 51502 — Detailing of personnel
• § 51503 — Regional maritime academies
• § 51504 — Use of training vessels
• § 51505 — Annual payments for maintenance and support
• § 51506 — Conditions to receiving payments and use of vessels
• § 51507 — Places of training
• § 51508 — Allowances for students
• § 51509 — Student incentive payment agreements
• § 51510 — Deferment of service obligation under student incentive payment agreements
• § 51511 — Midshipman status in the Navy Reserve
• § 51701 — United States Maritime Service
• § 51702 — Civilian nautical schools
• § 51703 — Additional training
• § 51704 — Training for maritime oil pollution prevention, response, and clean-up
• § 51705 — Training for use of force against piracy
• § 51706 — Centers of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education
• § 51707 — Merchant mariner recruitment, training, and retention strategic plan
• § 51901 — Awards for individual acts or service
• § 51902 — Gallant Ship Award
• § 51903 — Multiple awards
• § 51904 — Presentation to representatives
• § 51905 — Flags and grave markers
• § 51906 — Special certificates for civilian service to armed forces
• § 51907 — Provision of decorations, medals, and replacements
• § 51908 — Prohibition against unauthorized manufacture, sale, possession, or display of awards
• § 52101 — Reemployment rights for certain merchant seamen
• § 53101 — Definitions
• § 53102 — Establishment of Maritime Security Fleet
• § 53103 — Award of operating agreements
• § 53104 — Effectiveness of operating agreements
• § 53105 — Obligations and rights under operating agreements
• § 53106 — Payments
• § 53107 — National security requirements
• § 53108 — Regulatory relief
• § 53109 — Repealed. Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXV, § 3508(h) , Jan. 2, 2013 , 126 Stat. 2225 ]
• § 53110 — Regulations