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[CITE: 46USC14504]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
                     Part J--Measurement of Vessels
 
                   CHAPTER 145--REGULATORY MEASUREMENT
 
                          SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL
 
Sec. 14504. Remeasurement

    (a) To the extent necessary, the Secretary shall remeasure a vessel 
to which this chapter applies if--
        (1) the Secretary or the owner alleges an error in its 
    measurement;
        (2) the vessel or the use of its space is changed in a way that 
    substantially affects its tonnage;
        (3) after being measured under subchapter III of this chapter, 
    the vessel becomes subject to subchapter II of this chapter because 
    the vessel or its use is changed; or
        (4) although not required to be measured under subchapter II of 
    this chapter, the vessel was measured under subchapter II and the 
    owner requests that the vessel be measured under subchapter III of 
    this chapter.

    (b) Except as provided in this section and chapter 143 of this 
title, a vessel that has been measured does not have to be remeasured to 
obtain another document or endorsement under chapter 121 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 14504
    Source: Section (U.S. Code) 46 App. U.S.C. 71.
    Section 14504(a) provides that the Secretary shall remeasure a 
vessel that has been measured under the regulatory measurement system if 
either the Secretary or the owner alleges an error in its measurement; 
if the vessel, or its use, undergoes a substantial change affecting its 
tonnage; if the vessel loses its eligibility for measurement under the 
simplified system because of a change in the vessel or its use; or if 
the vessel owner requests that the vessel be measured under the 
simplified system after having been measured under the standard 
regulatory measurement system. Section 14504(b) provides that a vessel 
that has been measured does not have to be remeasured to obtain another 
document or endorsement under chapter 121--``Documentation of 
Vessels''--except as provided above or in chapter 143 of this subtitle.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 14304 of this title.
