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[CITE: 46USC3311]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
              Part B--Inspection and Regulation of Vessels
 
                    CHAPTER 33--INSPECTION GENERALLY
 
Sec. 3311. Certificate of inspection required

    (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a vessel subject to 
inspection under this part may not be operated without having on board a 
certificate of inspection issued under section 3309 of this title.
    (b) The Secretary may direct the owner, charterer, managing 
operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel subject to 
inspection under this chapter and not having on board a certificate of 
inspection--
        (1) to have the vessel proceed to mooring and remain there until 
    a certificate of inspection is issued;
        (2) to take immediate steps necessary for the safety of the 
    vessel, individuals on board the vessel, or the environment; or
        (3) to have the vessel proceed to a place to make repairs 
    necessary to obtain a certificate of inspection.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 515; Pub. L. 98-498, title II, 
Sec. 211(b), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2304.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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3311..............................  46:390c
                                    46:395
                                    46:399
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    Section 3311 prohibits the operation of a vessel subject to 
inspection without having on board a valid certificate of inspection.


                               Amendments

    1984--Pub. L. 98-498 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), 
substituted ``Except as provided in subsection (b), a vessel'' for ``A 
vessel'', struck out ``valid'' before ``certificate of inspection'', and 
added subsec. (b).

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 3318 of this title.
