46 U.S.C. § 3301 Vessels Subject to Inspection

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• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-19 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/06/2023)
• Citation: 46 U.S.C. § 3301

The following categories of vessels are subject to inspection under this part:

(1) freight vessels.

(2) nautical school vessels.

(3) offshore supply vessels.

(4) passenger vessels.

(5) sailing school vessels.

(6) seagoing barges.

(7) seagoing motor vessels.

(8) small passenger vessels.

(9) steam vessels.

(10) tank vessels.

(11) fish processing vessels.

(12) fish tender vessels.

(13) Great Lakes barges.

(14) oil spill response vessels.

(15) towing vessels.

Cite as 46 U.S.C. § 3301

Source: Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 510; Pub. L. 98-364, title IV, §402(2), July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 445; Pub. L. 102-587, title V, §5208(b), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5076; Pub. L. 104-324, title XI, §1104(g), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3967; Pub. L. 108-293, title IV, §415(a), Aug. 9, 2004, 118 Stat. 1047.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 7/7/2023

<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="2">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Revised section</TD> <TD>Source section (U.S. Code)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>3301(1)</TD> <TD>46:391 <para>46:404</para> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>3301(2)</TD> <TD>46:1295f(c)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>3301(3)</TD> <TD>46:404-1</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>3301(4)</TD> <TD>46:390a <para>46:391</para> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>3301(5)</TD> <TD>46:390a</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>3301(6)</TD> <TD>46:395</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>3301(7)</TD> <TD>46:367</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>3301(8)</TD> <TD>46:390a</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>3301(9)</TD> <TD>46:362 <para>46:391</para> <para>46:405</para> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>3301(10)</TD> <TD>46:391a</TD> </TR> </TABLE>

Section 3301 lists all classes of vessels that are subject to inspection and certification by the Coast Guard. This section represents one of the sought-after advantages of the bill to simplify access to the provisions of law governing the regulation of vessels. Under the present law, a vessel's inspection status must be determined by examining a table appearing at section 2.01-7A of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations that divides all vessels into more than 70 separate classes.

It is important to note that while the classes of vessels are now limited to ten, there is no prohibition against developing regulations to meet the special needs of various size vessels within any one category. For example, it is expected that the Coast Guard will continue the practice of establishing standards for freight vessels of not more than 100 gross tons and other standards for larger freight vessels.