46 U.S.C. § 4105 — Uninspected passenger vessels

(a) Chapter 43 applies to an uninspected passenger vessel^*.
(b)(1) When applying this title to an uninspected vessel less than 24 meters long that carries passengers to or from a port in the United States Virgin Islands, the Secretary must substitute "12 passengers" for "6 passengers" every place "6 passengers" appears in section 2101 if the Secretary determines that the vessel complies with the applicable one of these codes: (A) the Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Commercial Motor Vessels, commonly called the "Yellow Code," published by the U.K. Maritime and Coastguard Agency^* and in effect on January 1, 2014; or (B) the Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Commercial Sailing Vessels, commonly called the "Blue Code," published by that agency and in effect on that date. (2) If the Secretary establishes standards to carry out this subsection, (A) the standards must be identical to those in the codes named in paragraph (1); and (B) before those standards take effect, those codes apply to the vessels named in paragraph (1).
(c) When applying this title to an uninspected vessel less than 25 feet long that carries passengers on Crane Lake or waters next to that lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, the Secretary must substitute "12 passengers" for "6 passengers" every place it appears in section 2101.
(d) By regulation, the Secretary must require certain additional equipment for the uninspected passenger vessels defined in section 2101(55)(A). The equipment may include liferafts or other lifesaving equipment. The Secretary may also require construction standards or specify additional operating standards for those vessels.