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[CITE: 22USC3822]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                        CHAPTER 51--PANAMA CANAL
 
              SUBCHAPTER I--ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATIONS
 
                     Part 8--Shipping and Navigation
 
                    subpart ii--inspection of vessels
 
Sec. 3822. Foreign vessels

    With respect to a foreign vessel of a country which has inspection 
laws approximating those of the United States, any such vessel having an 
unexpired certificate of inspection duly issued by the authorities of 
such country shall not be subject to an inspection other than that 
necessary to determine whether the vessel, its boilers, and its 
lifesaving equipment are as stated in the certificate of inspection. A 
certificate of inspection may not be accepted as evidence of lawful 
inspection under this section unless similar privileges are granted to 
vessels of the United States under the laws of the country to which the 
vessel belongs.

(Pub. L. 96-70, title I, Sec. 1812, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 493.)
