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[CITE: 46USC14522]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
                     Part J--Measurement of Vessels
 
                   CHAPTER 145--REGULATORY MEASUREMENT
 
                    SUBCHAPTER III--SIMPLIFIED SYSTEM
 
Sec. 14522. Measurement

    (a) In this section, ``length'' means the horizontal distance of the 
hull between the foremost part of the stem and the aftermost part of the 
stern, excluding fittings and attachments.
    (b)(1) The Secretary shall assign gross and net tonnages to a vessel 
based on its length, breadth, depth, other dimensions, and appropriate 
coefficients.
    (2) The Secretary shall prescribe the way dimensions (except length) 
are measured and which coefficients are appropriate.
    (c) The resulting gross tonnages, taken as a group, reasonably shall 
reflect the relative internal volumes of the vessels measured under this 
subchapter. The resulting net tonnages shall be in approximately the 
same ratios to corresponding gross tonnages as are the net and gross 
tonnages of comparable vessels measured under subchapter II of this 
chapter.
    (d) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, the Secretary may 
determine the gross and net tonnages of a vessel representative of a 
designated class, model, or type, and then assign those gross and net 
tonnages to other vessels of the same class, model, or type.

(Added Pub. L. 99-509, title V, Sec. 5101(3), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 
1925.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section 14522
    Source: Section (U.S. Code) 46 App. U.S.C. 71.
    Section 14522(a) defines the term ``length'' as it is used in the 
simplified measurement system.
    Section 14522(b) requires the Secretary to assign gross and net 
tonnages under the simplified system, based on a vessel's length, 
breadth, depth, other dimensions and appropriate coefficients, as the 
Secretary deems appropriate.
    Section 14522(c) provides that the gross tonnages as measured under 
this section shall reflect the relative internal volumes of vessels. It 
provides further that the net tonnages measured under this section shall 
be in approximately the same ratio to corresponding gross tonnages as 
are the net and gross tonnages of comparable vessels measured under the 
standard regulatory measurement system.
