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[CITE: 46USC14501]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
                     Part J--Measurement of Vessels
 
                   CHAPTER 145--REGULATORY MEASUREMENT
 
                          SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL
 
Sec. 14501. Application

    This chapter applies to the following:
        (1) a vessel not measured under chapter 143 of this title if--
            (A) the vessel is to be documented under chapter 121 of this 
        title; or
            (B) the application of a law of the United States to the 
        vessel depends on the vessel's tonnage.

        (2) a vessel measured under chapter 143 of this title if the 
    owner requests that the vessel also be measured under this chapter 
    as provided in section 14305 of this title.

(Added Pub. L. 99-509, title V, Sec. 5101(3), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 
1923.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section 14501
    Source: Section (U.S. Code) 46 App. U.S.C. 71.
    Section 14501 delineates the vessels that must be measured under 
this chapter, i.e. under the regulatory tonnage measurement system. 
Section 14501(1) states that a vessel must be measured under this 
chapter if the vessel has not been measured under the International 
Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, and if the vessel is to be 
documented as a vessel of the United States under chapter 121 of this 
subtitle, or if the application of a United States law depends on the 
vessels tonnage. Section 14501(2) states that a vessel must be measured 
under the regulatory measurement system if the owner requests.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 14511, 14521 of this title.
