Title 46 — Shipping
Title 46 — Shipping is a title of the United States Code. It contains 1032 sections organized into 108 chapters. This title has been enacted into positive law, meaning its text constitutes legal evidence of the law.
Maritime law — vessel documentation, merchant marine, seamen’s rights, shipping regulation, and marine casualty investigation.
Chapter Index
| Chapter | Sections | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 001 | DEFINITIONS | 16 sections |
| 003 | AUTOMATIC EXECUTION OF CONFORMING CHANGES | 2 sections |
| 005 | OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS | 5 sections |
| 021 | GENERAL | 18 sections |
| 023 | OPERATION OF VESSELS GENERALLY | 8 sections |
| 031 | GENERAL | 6 sections |
| 032 | MANAGEMENT OF VESSELS | 5 sections |
| 033 | INSPECTION GENERALLY | 18 sections |
| 035 | CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS | 10 sections |
| 037 | CARRIAGE OF LIQUID BULK DANGEROUS CARGOES | 20 sections |
| 041 | UNINSPECTED VESSELS GENERALLY | 6 sections |
| 043 | RECREATIONAL VESSELS | 12 sections |
| 045 | UNINSPECTED COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY VESSELS | 9 sections |
| 047 | ABANDONMENT OF VESSELS | 8 sections |
| 049 | OCEANGOING NON-PASSENGER COMMERCIAL VESSELS | 1 sections |
| 051 | LOAD LINES | 16 sections |
| 061 | REPORTING MARINE CASUALTIES | 4 sections |
| 063 | INVESTIGATING MARINE CASUALTIES | 9 sections |
| 071 | LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY | 16 sections |
| 073 | MERCHANT MARINERS’ DOCUMENTS | 20 sections |
| 075 | ‘GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR LICENSING, CERTIFICATION, AND DOCUMENTATION’ | 12 sections |
| 077 | SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION | 7 sections |
| 081 | GENERAL | 8 sections |
| 083 | MASTERS AND OFFICERS | 4 sections |
| 085 | PILOTS | 3 sections |
| 087 | UNLICENSED PERSONNEL | 4 sections |
| 089 | SMALL VESSEL MANNING | 6 sections |
| 091 | TANK VESSEL MANNING STANDARDS | 2 sections |
| 093 | GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE | 8 sections |
| 101 | GENERAL | 5 sections |
| 103 | FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES | 21 sections |
| 105 | COASTWISE VOYAGES | 9 sections |
| 106 | FISHING VOYAGES | 3 sections |
| 107 | EFFECTS OF DECEASED SEAMEN | 11 sections |
| 109 | PROCEEDINGS ON UNSEAWORTHINESS | 8 sections |
| 111 | PROTECTION AND RELIEF | 13 sections |
| 112 | MERCHANT MARINER BENEFITS | 4 sections |
| 113 | OFFICIAL LOGBOOKS | 4 sections |
| 115 | OFFENSES AND PENALTIES | 7 sections |
| 121 | DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS | 31 sections |
| 123 | NUMBERING UNDOCUMENTED VESSELS | 9 sections |
| 125 | VESSEL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM | 7 sections |
| 131 | RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY | 10 sections |
| 141 | GENERAL | 4 sections |
| 143 | CONVENTION MEASUREMENT | 7 sections |
| 145 | REGULATORY MEASUREMENT | 10 sections |
| 147 | PENALTIES | 2 sections |
| 151 | NATIONAL MARITIME TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEES | 9 sections |
| 301 | GENERAL LIABILITY PROVISIONS | 6 sections |
| 303 | DEATH ON THE HIGH SEAS | 8 sections |
| 305 | EXONERATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY | 12 sections |
| 307 | LIABILITY OF WATER CARRIERS | 7 sections |
| 309 | SUITS IN ADMIRALTY AGAINST THE UNITED STATES | 18 sections |
| 311 | SUITS INVOLVING PUBLIC VESSELS | 13 sections |
| 313 | COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND MARITIME LIENS | 22 sections |
| 401 | GENERAL | 4 sections |
| 403 | AGREEMENTS | 7 sections |
| 405 | ‘TARIFFS, SERVICE CONTRACTS, REFUNDS, AND WAIVERS’ | 4 sections |
| 407 | CONTROLLED CARRIERS | 6 sections |
| 409 | OCEAN TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES | 4 sections |
| 411 | PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTIES | 11 sections |
| 413 | ENFORCEMENT | 10 sections |
| 421 | REGULATIONS AFFECTING SHIPPING IN FOREIGN TRADE | 9 sections |
| 423 | FOREIGN SHIPPING PRACTICES | 7 sections |
| 425 | NATIONAL SHIPPER ADVISORY COMMITTEE | 3 sections |
| 441 | EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION | 6 sections |
| 461 | FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION | 8 sections |
| 501 | ‘POLICY, STUDIES, AND REPORTS’ | 14 sections |
| 503 | ADMINISTRATIVE | 9 sections |
| 504 | COMMITTEES | 2 sections |
| 505 | OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS | 5 sections |
| 511 | GENERAL | 4 sections |
| 513 | UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY | 29 sections |
| 515 | STATE MARITIME ACADEMY SUPPORT PROGRAM | 11 sections |
| 517 | OTHER SUPPORT FOR MERCHANT MARINE TRAINING | 7 sections |
| 519 | MERCHANT MARINE AWARDS | 8 sections |
| 521 | MISCELLANEOUS | 1 sections |
| 531 | MARITIME SECURITY FLEET | 11 sections |
| 532 | CABLE SECURITY FLEET | 9 sections |
| 533 | CONSTRUCTION RESERVE FUNDS | 12 sections |
| 534 | TANKER SECURITY FLEET | 12 sections |
| 535 | CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUNDS | 17 sections |
| 537 | LOANS AND GUARANTEES | 29 sections |
| 539 | WAR RISK INSURANCE | 12 sections |
| 541 | MISCELLANEOUS | 2 sections |
| 543 | PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM | 1 sections |
| 551 | COASTWISE TRADE | 23 sections |
| 553 | PASSENGER AND CARGO PREFERENCES | 18 sections |
| 556 | MARINE HIGHWAYS | 5 sections |
| 561 | RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS | 5 sections |
| 563 | EMERGENCY ACQUISITION OF VESSELS | 12 sections |
| 565 | ESSENTIAL VESSELS AFFECTED BY NEUTRALITY ACT | 4 sections |
| 571 | GENERAL AUTHORITY | 13 sections |
| 573 | VESSEL TRADE-IN PROGRAM | 8 sections |
| 575 | ‘CONSTRUCTION, CHARTER, AND SALE OF VESSELS’ | 21 sections |
| 581 | RESTRICTIONS AND PENALTIES | 9 sections |
| 601 | ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE REQUIREMENTS | 9 sections |
| 603 | TONNAGE TAXES AND LIGHT MONEY | 12 sections |
| 605 | DISCRIMINATING DUTIES AND RECIPROCAL PRIVILEGES | 7 sections |
| 700 | PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY | 24 sections |
| 701 | PORT SECURITY | 29 sections |
| 703 | MARITIME SECURITY | 6 sections |
| 705 | MARITIME DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT | 8 sections |
| 801 | WRECKS AND SALVAGE | 7 sections |
| 803 | ICE AND DERELICTS | 4 sections |
| 805 | SAFE CONTAINERS FOR INTERNATIONAL CARGO | 9 sections |
Scope and Organization
Title 46 covers the subject area of shipping. The title is organized into 108 chapters, each addressing a specific aspect of the subject. The title contains 1032 individual sections of codified law.
Legal Status
This title has been enacted into positive law, meaning its text constitutes legal evidence of the law. The Office of the Law Revision Counsel maintains the official text of the United States Code.
Source
View the official text: Title 46 on uscode.house.gov