46 USC 30501 - Definitions

U.S Code last checked for updates: Jan 19, 2025

§ 30501.

Definitions

In this chapter:

(1)

Covered small passenger vessel.—

The term “covered small passenger vessel”—

(A)

means a small passenger vessel, as defined in section 2101, that is—

(i)

not a wing-in-ground craft; and

(ii)

carrying—

(I)

not more than 49 passengers on an overnight domestic voyage; and

(II)

not more than 150 passengers on any voyage that is not an overnight domestic voyage; and

(B)

includes any wooden vessel constructed prior to March 11, 1996, carrying at least 1 passenger for hire.

(2)

Owner.—

The term “owner” includes a charterer that mans, supplies, and navigates a vessel at the charterer’s own expense or by the charterer’s own procurement.

(Pub. L. 109–304, § 6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1512; Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXV, § 11503(b), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4130.)

cite as: 46 USC 30501