46 U.S.C. § 5103 — Load line requirements
submitted 40 years ago by Pub. L. 99-509 to r/title-46-SHIPPING · 110 words · no verdicts yet
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A vessel* may be operated only if the vessel has been assigned load lines.
The owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, and individual in charge of a vessel shall mark and maintain the load lines permanently and conspicuously in the way prescribed by the Secretary.
A fishing vessel built on or before July 1, 2013, that undergoes a major conversion completed after the later of July 1, 2013, or the date the Secretary establishes standards for an alternate loadline compliance program, shall comply with such an alternative loadline compliance program that is developed in cooperation with the commercial fishing industry and prescribed by the Secretary.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 99–509, title V, § 5101(2), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1915; Pub. L. 111–281, title VI, § 604(d)(2), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2965; Pub. L. 112–213, title III, § 305(d)(2), Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1565.)
- 1986Enacted · Pub. L. 99-509 · 100 Stat. 1915
- 2010Amended · Pub. L. 111-281 · 124 Stat. 2965
- 2012Amended · Pub. L. 112-213 · 126 Stat. 1565
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 99-509 on 1986-10-21.
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