Statute · United States Code

46 U.S.C. § 57109 — Operation of vessels purchased, chartered, or leased from Secretary of Transportation

46 U.S.C. § 57109

Type: Statute
Source: United States Code
Jurisdiction: Federal
Date: 2025-01-06
Topic: bankruptcy

Unless otherwise authorized by the Secretary of Transportation, a vessel purchased, chartered, or leased from the Secretary may be operated only under a certificate of documentation with a registry or coastwise endorsement. Such a vessel, while employed solely as a merchant vessel, is subject to the laws, regulations, and liabilities governing merchant vessels, whether the United States Government has an interest in the vessel as an owner or holds a mortgage, lien, or other interest.

Citator

46 U.S.C. § 57109 — Operation of vessels purchased, chartered, or leased from Secretary of Transportation is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

Unless otherwise authorized by the Secretary of Transportation, a vessel purchased, chartered, or leased from the Secretary may be operated only under a certificate of documentation with a registry or coastwise endorsement. Such a vessel, while employed solely as a merchant vessel, is subject to the laws, regulations, and liabilities governing merchant vessels, whether the United States Government has an interest in the vessel as an owner or holds a mortgage, lien, or other interest.