46 USC 3501 - Number of passengers

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

§ 3501.

Number of passengers

(a)

Each certificate of inspection issued to a vessel carrying passengers (except a ferry) shall include a statement on the number of passengers that the vessel is permitted to carry.

(b)

The owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel is liable to a person suing them for carrying more passengers than the number of passengers permitted by the certificate of inspection in an amount equal to—

(1)

passage money; and

(2)

$100 for each passenger in excess of the number of passengers permitted.

(c)

An owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel that knowingly carries more passengers than the number of passengers permitted by the certificate of inspection also shall be fined not more than $100, imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both.

(d)

The vessel also is liable in rem for a penalty under this section.

(e)

An offshore supply vessel may not carry passengers except in an emergency.

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 519; Pub. L. 99–36, § 1(a)(2), May 15, 1985, 99 Stat. 67.)

cite as: 46 USC 3501