46 USC CHAPTER 5 - OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS 01/03/2007

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-CITE- 46 USC CHAPTER 5 - OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle I - General CHAPTER 5 - OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- CHAPTER 5 - OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS -MISC1- Sec. 501. Waiver of navigation and vessel-inspection laws. 502. Cargo exempt from forfeiture. 503. Notice of seizure. 504. Remission of fees and penalties. 505. Penalty for violating regulation or order. -End- -CITE- 46 USC Sec. 501 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle I - General CHAPTER 5 - OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 501. Waiver of navigation and vessel-inspection laws -STATUTE- (a) On Request of Secretary of Defense. - On request of the Secretary of Defense, the head of an agency responsible for the administration of the navigation or vessel-inspection laws shall waive compliance with those laws to the extent the Secretary considers necessary in the interest of national defense. (b) By Head of Agency. - When the head of an agency responsible for the administration of the navigation or vessel-inspection laws considers it necessary in the interest of national defense, the individual may waive compliance with those laws to the extent, in the manner, and on the terms the individual prescribes. (c) Termination of Authority. - The authority granted by this section shall terminate at such time as the Congress by concurrent resolution or the President may designate. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 109-304, Sec. 4, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1490.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 501 46 App.:3 note prec. Dec. 27, 1950, ch. 1155, Secs. 1, 2, 64 Stat. 1120. -------------------------------------------------------------------- In subsection (b), the words "When the head of an agency . . . considers it necessary" are substituted for "either upon his own initiative or upon the written recommendation of the head of any other Government agency, when he deems that such action is necessary" to eliminate unnecessary words. -End- -CITE- 46 USC Sec. 502 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle I - General CHAPTER 5 - OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 502. Cargo exempt from forfeiture -STATUTE- Cargo on a vessel is exempt from forfeiture under this title if - (1) the cargo is owned in good faith by a person not the owner, master, or crewmember of the vessel; and (2) the customs duties on the cargo have been paid or secured for payment as provided by law. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 109-304, Sec. 4, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1490.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 502 46 App.:326. R.S. Sec. 4378. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 46 USC Sec. 503 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle I - General CHAPTER 5 - OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 503. Notice of seizure -STATUTE- When a forfeiture of a vessel or cargo accrues, the official of the United States Government required to give notice of the seizure of the vessel or cargo shall include in the notice, if they are known to that official, the name and the place of residence of the owner or consignee at the time of the seizure. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 109-304, Sec. 4, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1490.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 503 46 App.:327. R.S. Sec. 4379. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 46 USC Sec. 504 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle I - General CHAPTER 5 - OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 504. Remission of fees and penalties -STATUTE- Any part of a fee, tax, or penalty paid or a forfeiture incurred under a law or regulation relating to vessels or seamen may be remitted if - (1) application for the remission is made within one year after the date of the payment or forfeiture; and (2) it is found that the fee, tax, penalty, or forfeiture was improperly or excessively imposed. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 109-304, Sec. 4, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1491.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 504 46:2108. -------------------------------------------------------------------- This section replaces 46 U.S.C. 2108, which was enacted as part of the codification of subtitle II of title 46 in 1983. That provision was based on section 26 of the Act of June 26, 1884, ch. 121, 23 Stat. 59, which prior to the subtitle II codification appeared at 46 U.S.C. 8 (1982 ed.). In the enactment of 46 U.S.C. 2108, the scope of the 1884 provision was narrowed, presumably inadvertently. This section restores the remissions authority to its prior scope. Note that 19 C.F.R. Sec. 4.24 (2003) still refers to "the authority to make refunds in accordance with section 26 of the Act of June 26, 1884 (46 U.S.C. 8)" as if that provision had not been replaced by 46 U.S.C. 2108 in 1983. -End- -CITE- 46 USC Sec. 505 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle I - General CHAPTER 5 - OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 505. Penalty for violating regulation or order -STATUTE- A person convicted of knowingly and willfully violating a regulation or order of the Federal Maritime Commission or the Secretary of Transportation under subtitle IV or V of this title, for which no penalty is expressly provided, shall be fined not more than $500. Each day of a continuing violation is a separate offense. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 109-304, Sec. 4, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1491.) -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) Section -------------------------------------------------------------------- 505 46 App.:1228 (last June 29, 1936, ch. 858, par.). title VIII, Sec. 806(d); as added Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 417, Sec. 13, 53 Stat. 1187; Pub. L. 97-31, Sec. 12(125), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 164. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -End- -CITE- 46 USC Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen -HEAD- Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen -MISC1- PART A - GENERAL PROVISIONS Chapter Sec. 21. General 2101 23. Operation of Vessels Generally 2301 PART B - INSPECTION AND REGULATION OF VESSELS 31. General 3101 32. Management of Vessels 3201 33. Inspection Generally 3301 35. Carriage of Passengers 3501 37. Carriage of Liquid Bulk Dangerous Cargoes 3701 [39. Repealed.] 41. Uninspected Vessels Generally 4101 43. Recreational Vessels 4301 45. Uninspected Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels 4501 47. Abandonment of Barges 4701 PART C - LOAD LINES OF VESSELS 51. Load Lines 5101 PART D - MARINE CASUALTIES 61. Reporting Marine Casualties 6101 63. Investigating Marine Casualties 6301 PART E - MERCHANT SEAMEN LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, AND DOCUMENTS 71. Licenses and Certificates of Registry 7101 73. Merchant Mariners' Documents 7301 75. General Procedures for Licensing, Certification, and Documentation 7501 77. Suspension and Revocation 7701 PART F - MANNING OF VESSELS 81. General 8101 83. Masters and Officers 8301 85. Pilots 8501 87. Unlicensed Personnel 8701 89. Small Vessel Manning 8901 91. Tank Vessel Manning Standards 9101 93. Great Lakes Pilotage 9301 PART G - MERCHANT SEAMEN PROTECTION AND RELIEF 101. General 10101 103. Foreign and Intercoastal Voyages 10301 105. Coastwise Voyages 10501 106. Fishing Voyages 10601 107. Effects of Deceased Seamen 10701 109. Proceedings on Unseaworthiness 10901 111. Protection and Relief 11101 112. Merchant Mariner Benefits 11201 113. Official Logbooks 11301 115. Offenses and Penalties 11501 PART H - IDENTIFICATION OF VESSELS 121. Documentation of Vessels 12101 123. Numbering Undocumented Vessels 12301 125. Vessel Identification System 12501 PART I - STATE BOATING SAFETY PROGRAMS 131. Recreational Boating Safety 13101 PART J - MEASUREMENT OF VESSELS 141. General 14101 143. Convention Measurement 14301 145. Regulatory Measurement 14501 147. Penalties 14701 AMENDMENTS 2006 - Pub. L. 109-304, Sec. 15(1), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1702, in each chapter item, capitalized first letter of each word containing 4 or more letters, struck out item for chapter 39 "Carriage of animals", and substituted "Uninspected Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels" for "Fish processing vessels" in item 45. 2000 - Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title X, Sec. 1087(g)(6)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-294, substituted "mariner benefits" for "Mariner Benefits" in item 112. 1998 - Pub. L. 105-368, title IV, Sec. 402(b), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3337, added item 112. 1996 - Pub. L. 104-324, title VI, Sec. 602(b), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3930, added item 32. 1992 - Pub. L. 102-587, title V, Sec. 5304, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5083, added item 47. 1988 - Pub. L. 100-710, title I, Sec. 101(b), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4738, added item 125. Pub. L. 100-424, Sec. 6(b), Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1592, added item 106. 1986 - Pub. L. 99-509, title V, Sec. 5101(1), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1913, inserted items for parts C and J. 1985 - Pub. L. 99-36, Sec. 1(a)(9)(A), May 15, 1985, 99 Stat. 67, substituted "Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certifications, and" for "Licenses, Certificates, and Merchant Mariners' " in heading for part E. 1984 - Pub. L. 98-364, title IV, Sec. 402(7)(A), July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 446, inserted "generally" in item 41, reenacted item 43 without change, and added item 45. -End- -CITE- 46 USC Part A - General Provisions 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part A - General Provisions -HEAD- PART A - GENERAL PROVISIONS -MISC1- HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Part A contains general provisions that apply throughout the subtitle and provisions that apply generally to the operation of all vessels. -End-

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