46 USC 14302 - Measurement

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 14302.

Measurement

(a)

The Secretary shall measure a vessel to which this chapter applies in the way provided by this chapter and the Convention.

(b)

A vessel measured under this chapter may not be required to be measured under another law.

(c)

Unless otherwise provided by law, the measurement of a vessel under this chapter applies to a law of the United States whose applicability depends on a vessel’s tonnage, if that law—

(1)

becomes effective after July 18, 1994; or

(2)

is in effect before July 19, 1994, is not enumerated in section 14305 of this title, and is identified by the Secretary by regulation as a law to which this chapter applies.

(Pub. L. 99–509, title V, § 5101(3), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1921; Pub. L. 111–281, title III, § 303(d), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2924.)

cite as: 46 USC 14302