46 U.S.C. § 53901 - Definitions

• Cite as: 46 U.S.C. § 53901

In this chapter:

(1) AMERICAN VESSEL.-The term "American vessel" includes-

(A) a documented vessel with a registry or coastwise endorsement under chapter 121 of this title;

(B) an undocumented vessel owned or chartered by or made available to the United States Government; and

(C) a tug, barge, or other watercraft (whether or not documented) owned by a citizen of the United States and used in essential water transportation or in the fisheries, except only for sport fishing.

(2) CARGO.-The term "cargo" includes a loaded or empty container on a vessel.

(3) TRANSPORTATION IN THE WATERBORNE COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES.-The term "transportation in the waterborne commerce of the United States" includes the operation of a vessel in the fisheries, except only for sport fishing.

(4) WAR RISKS.-The term "war risks" includes, to the extent the Secretary of Transportation determines-

(A) any part of a loss excluded from marine insurance coverage under a "free of capture or seizure" clause or analogous clause; and

(B) any other loss from a hostile act, including confiscation, expropriation, nationalization, or deprivation.

Cite as 46 U.S.C. § 53901

Source: Pub. L. 109-304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1626.

current through 7/7/2023

<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="3">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Revised <para>Section</para> </TD> <TD>Source (U.S. Code)</TD> <TD>Source (Statutes at Large)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>53901(1)</TD> <TD>46 App.:1281(a).</TD> <TD>June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title XII, §§1201(a), (b), as added Sept. 7, 1950, ch. 906, 64 Stat. 773.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>53901(2)</TD> <TD>46 App.:1283(b) (last sentence).</TD> <TD>June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title XII, §1203(b) (last sentence), as added Sept. 7, 1950, ch. 906, 64 Stat. 774; Pub. L. 94-523, §2, Oct. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 2474.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>53901(3)</TD> <TD>46 App.:1281(b).</TD> <TD/> </TR> <TR> <TD>53901(4)</TD> <TD>46 App.:1281(c).</TD> <TD>June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title XII, §1201(c), as added Sept. 7, 1950, ch. 906, 64 Stat. 773; restated <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2001" actaltid="107-107">Pub. L. <actid>107-107</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2001" actaltid="107-107">title XXXV, §<actsec>3502</actsec>3502,</actseccitation>, 115 Stat. 1392.</TD> </TR> </TABLE>