Title 46 — Shipping

Every section of Title 46 of the United States Code, shipping — 1,033 sections, full text, with the cases that cite each one.

• 46 U.S.C. § 101 — Agency
• 46 U.S.C. § 102 — Barge
• 46 U.S.C. § 103 — Boundary Line
• 46 U.S.C. § 104 — Citizen of the United States
• 46 U.S.C. § 105 — Consular officer
• 46 U.S.C. § 106 — Documented vessel
• 46 U.S.C. § 107 — Exclusive economic zone
• 46 U.S.C. § 108 — Fisheries
• 46 U.S.C. § 109 — Foreign commerce or trade
• 46 U.S.C. § 110 — Foreign vessel
• 46 U.S.C. § 111 — Numbered vessel
• 46 U.S.C. § 112 — State
• 46 U.S.C. § 113 — Undocumented
• 46 U.S.C. § 114 — United States
• 46 U.S.C. § 115 — Vessel
• 46 U.S.C. § 116 — Vessel of the United States
• 46 U.S.C. § 301 — Automatic execution of conforming changes
• 46 U.S.C. § 301_to_308 — Renumbered §§46101 to 46108
• 46 U.S.C. § 302...308 — Renumbered §§ 46102 to 46108]
• 46 U.S.C. § 501 — Waiver of navigation and vessel-inspection laws
• 46 U.S.C. § 502 — Cargo exempt from forfeiture
• 46 U.S.C. § 503 — Notice of seizure
• 46 U.S.C. § 504 — Remission of fees and penalties
• 46 U.S.C. § 505 — Penalty for violating regulation or order
• 46 U.S.C. § 2101 — General definitions
• 46 U.S.C. § 2102 — Limited definitions
• 46 U.S.C. § 2103 — Superintendence of the merchant marine
• 46 U.S.C. § 2104 — Delegation
• 46 U.S.C. § 2105 — Report
• 46 U.S.C. § 2106 — Liability in rem
• 46 U.S.C. § 2107 — Civil penalty procedures
• 46 U.S.C. § 2108 — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–304, § 15(5), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1702]
• 46 U.S.C. § 2109 — Public vessels
• 46 U.S.C. § 2110 — Fees
• 46 U.S.C. § 2111 — Pay for overtime services
• 46 U.S.C. § 2112 — Authority to change working hours
• 46 U.S.C. § 2113 — Authority to exempt certain vessels
• 46 U.S.C. § 2114 — Protection of seamen against discrimination
• 46 U.S.C. § 2115 — Civil penalty to enforce alcohol and dangerous drug testing
• 46 U.S.C. § 2116 — Marine safety strategy, goals, and performance assessments
• 46 U.S.C. § 2117 — Termination for unsafe operation
• 46 U.S.C. § 2118 — Establishment of equipment standards
• 46 U.S.C. § 2301 — Application
• 46 U.S.C. § 2302 — Penalties for negligent operations and interfering with safe operation
• 46 U.S.C. § 2303 — Duties related to marine casualty assistance and information
• 46 U.S.C. § 2303a — Post serious marine casualty alcohol testing
• 46 U.S.C. § 2304 — Duty to provide assistance at sea
• 46 U.S.C. § 2305 — Injunctions
• 46 U.S.C. § 2306 — Vessel reporting requirements
• 46 U.S.C. § 2307 — Repealed. Pub. L. 115–282, title IV, § 402(d), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4264]
• 46 U.S.C. § 3101 — Authority to suspend inspection
• 46 U.S.C. § 3102 — Immersion suits
• 46 U.S.C. § 3103 — Use of reports, documents, and records
• 46 U.S.C. § 3104 — Survival craft
• 46 U.S.C. § 3105 — Electronic charts
• 46 U.S.C. § 3106 — Master key control system
• 46 U.S.C. § 3201 — Definitions
• 46 U.S.C. § 3202 — Application
• 46 U.S.C. § 3203 — Safety management system
• 46 U.S.C. § 3204 — Implementation of safety management system
• 46 U.S.C. § 3205 — Certification
• 46 U.S.C. § 3301 — Vessels subject to inspection
• 46 U.S.C. § 3302 — Exemptions
• 46 U.S.C. § 3303 — Reciprocity for foreign vessels
• 46 U.S.C. § 3304 — Transporting individuals in addition to crew
• 46 U.S.C. § 3305 — Scope and standards of inspection
• 46 U.S.C. § 3306 — Regulations
• 46 U.S.C. § 3307 — Frequency of inspection
• 46 U.S.C. § 3308 — Examinations
• 46 U.S.C. § 3309 — Certificate of inspection
• 46 U.S.C. § 3310 — Records of certification
• 46 U.S.C. § 3311 — Certificate of inspection required
• 46 U.S.C. § 3312 — Display of certificate of inspection
• 46 U.S.C. § 3313 — Compliance with certificate of inspection
• 46 U.S.C. § 3314 — Expiration of certificate of inspection
• 46 U.S.C. § 3315 — Disclosure of defects and protection of informants
• 46 U.S.C. § 3316 — Classification societies
• 46 U.S.C. § 3317 — Fees
• 46 U.S.C. § 3318 — Penalties
• 46 U.S.C. § 3501 — Number of passengers
• 46 U.S.C. § 3502 — List or count of passengers
• 46 U.S.C. § 3503 — Fire-retardant materials
• 46 U.S.C. § 3504 — Notification to passengers
• 46 U.S.C. § 3505 — Prevention of departure
• 46 U.S.C. § 3506 — Copies of laws
• 46 U.S.C. § 3507 — Passenger vessel security and safety requirements
• 46 U.S.C. § 3508 — Crime scene preservation training for passenger vessel crewmembers
• 46 U.S.C. § 3509 — Medical standards
• 46 U.S.C. § 3510 — Additional medical and safety standards
• 46 U.S.C. § 3701 — Definitions
• 46 U.S.C. § 3702 — Application
• 46 U.S.C. § 3703 — Regulations
• 46 U.S.C. § 3703a — Tank vessel construction standards
• 46 U.S.C. § 3704 — Coastwise trade vessels
• 46 U.S.C. § 3705 — Crude oil tanker minimum standards
• 46 U.S.C. § 3706 — Product carrier minimum standards
• 46 U.S.C. § 3707 — Tanker minimum standards
• 46 U.S.C. § 3708 — Self-propelled tank vessel minimum standards
• 46 U.S.C. § 3709 — Exemptions
• 46 U.S.C. § 3710 — Evidence of compliance by vessels of the United States
• 46 U.S.C. § 3711 — Evidence of compliance by foreign vessels
• 46 U.S.C. § 3712 — Notification of noncompliance
• 46 U.S.C. § 3713 — Prohibited acts
• 46 U.S.C. § 3714 — Inspection and examination
• 46 U.S.C. § 3715 — Lightering
• 46 U.S.C. § 3716 — Tank washings
• 46 U.S.C. § 3717 — Marine safety information system
• 46 U.S.C. § 3718 — Penalties
• 46 U.S.C. § 3719 — Reduction of oil spills from single hull non-self-propelled tank vessels
• 46 U.S.C. § 3901,_3902 — Repealed. Pub. L. 107–171, title X, §10418(a)(20), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 508
• 46 U.S.C. § 4101 — Application
• 46 U.S.C. § 4102 — Safety equipment
• 46 U.S.C. § 4103 — Exemptions
• 46 U.S.C. § 4104 — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–595, title VI, § 603(3)(A), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2993]
• 46 U.S.C. § 4105 — Uninspected passenger vessels
• 46 U.S.C. § 4106 — Penalties
• 46 U.S.C. § 4301 — Application
• 46 U.S.C. § 4302 — Regulations
• 46 U.S.C. § 4303 — Inspection and testing
• 46 U.S.C. § 4304 — Importation of nonconforming vessels and equipment
• 46 U.S.C. § 4305 — Exemptions and equivalents
• 46 U.S.C. § 4306 — Federal preemption
• 46 U.S.C. § 4307 — Prohibited acts
• 46 U.S.C. § 4308 — Termination of unsafe operation
• 46 U.S.C. § 4309 — Investigation and reporting
• 46 U.S.C. § 4310 — Repair and replacement of defects
• 46 U.S.C. § 4311 — Penalties and injunctions
• 46 U.S.C. § 4312 — Engine cut-off switches
• 46 U.S.C. § 4501 — Application
• 46 U.S.C. § 4502 — Safety standards
• 46 U.S.C. § 4503 — Fishing, fish tender, and fish processing vessel certification
• 46 U.S.C. § 4503a — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXV, § 11509(a)(3), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4137]
• 46 U.S.C. § 4504 — Prohibited acts
• 46 U.S.C. § 4505 — Termination of unsafe operations
• 46 U.S.C. § 4506 — Exemptions
• 46 U.S.C. § 4507 — Penalties
• 46 U.S.C. § 4508 — Repealed. Pub. L. 115–282, title VI, § 601(c)(1), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4289]
• 46 U.S.C. § 4701 — Definitions
• 46 U.S.C. § 4702 — Abandonment of barge prohibited
• 46 U.S.C. § 4703 — Penalty for unlawful abandonment of barge
• 46 U.S.C. § 4704 — Removal of abandoned barges
• 46 U.S.C. § 4705 — Liability of barge removal contractors
• 46 U.S.C. § 4710 — Definitions
• 46 U.S.C. § 4711 — Abandonment of vessels prohibited
• 46 U.S.C. § 4712 — Inventory of abandoned vessels
• 46 U.S.C. § 4901 — Surveillance requirements
• 46 U.S.C. § 5101 — Definitions
• 46 U.S.C. § 5102 — Application
• 46 U.S.C. § 5103 — Load line requirements
• 46 U.S.C. § 5104 — Assignment of load lines
• 46 U.S.C. § 5105 — Load line surveys
• 46 U.S.C. § 5106 — Load line certificate
• 46 U.S.C. § 5107 — Delegation of authority
• 46 U.S.C. § 5108 — Special exemptions
• 46 U.S.C. § 5109 — Reciprocity for foreign vessels
• 46 U.S.C. § 5110 — Submersible vessels
• 46 U.S.C. § 5111 — Providing loading information
• 46 U.S.C. § 5112 — Loading restrictions
• 46 U.S.C. § 5113 — Detention of vessels
• 46 U.S.C. § 5114 — Use of Customs Service officers and employees for enforcement
• 46 U.S.C. § 5115 — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–595, title VI, § 603(5)(A), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2993]
• 46 U.S.C. § 5116 — Penalties
• 46 U.S.C. § 6101 — Marine casualties and reporting
• 46 U.S.C. § 6102 — State marine casualty reporting system
• 46 U.S.C. § 6103 — Penalty
• 46 U.S.C. § 6104 — Commercial fishing industry vessel casualty statistics
• 46 U.S.C. § 6301 — Investigation of marine casualties
• 46 U.S.C. § 6302 — Public investigations
• 46 U.S.C. § 6303 — Rights of parties in interest
• 46 U.S.C. § 6304 — Subpoena authority
• 46 U.S.C. § 6305 — Reports of investigations
• 46 U.S.C. § 6306 — Penalty
• 46 U.S.C. § 6307 — Notifications to Congress
• 46 U.S.C. § 6308 — Information barred in legal proceedings
• 46 U.S.C. § 6309 — Voyage data recorder access
• 46 U.S.C. § 7101 — Issuing and classifying licenses and certificates of registry
• 46 U.S.C. § 7102 — Citizenship or noncitizen nationality
• 46 U.S.C. § 7103 — Licenses for radio officers
• 46 U.S.C. § 7104 — Certificates for medical doctors and nurses
• 46 U.S.C. § 7105 — Oaths
• 46 U.S.C. § 7106 — Duration of licenses
• 46 U.S.C. § 7107 — Duration of certificates of registry
• 46 U.S.C. § 7108 — Termination of licenses and certificates of registry
• 46 U.S.C. § 7109 — Review of criminal records
• 46 U.S.C. § 7110 — Exhibiting licenses
• 46 U.S.C. § 7111 — Oral examinations for licenses
• 46 U.S.C. § 7112 — Licenses of masters or mates as pilots
• 46 U.S.C. § 7113 — Exemption from draft
• 46 U.S.C. § 7114 — Fees
• 46 U.S.C. § 7115 — Repealed. Pub. L. 115–282, title VI, § 601(c)(2), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4289]
• 46 U.S.C. § 7116 — Examinations for merchant mariner credentials
• 46 U.S.C. § 7301 — General
• 46 U.S.C. § 7302 — Issuing merchant mariners’ documents and continuous discharge books
• 46 U.S.C. § 7303 — Possession and description of merchant mariners’ documents
• 46 U.S.C. § 7304 — Citizenship or noncitizen nationality notation on merchant mariners’ documents
• 46 U.S.C. § 7305 — Oaths for holders of merchant mariners’ documents
• 46 U.S.C. § 7306 — General requirements and classifications for members of deck departments
• 46 U.S.C. § 7307 — Able seamen—unlimited
• 46 U.S.C. § 7308 — Able seamen—limited
• 46 U.S.C. § 7309 — Able seamen—special