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[CITE: 46USC4105]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
              Part B--Inspection and Regulation of Vessels
 
                CHAPTER 41--UNINSPECTED VESSELS GENERALLY
 
Sec. 4105. Uninspected passenger vessels

    (a) Chapter 43 of this title applies to an uninspected passenger 
vessel.
    (b) Within twenty-four months of the date of enactment of this 
subsection, the Secretary shall, by regulation, require certain 
additional equipment which may include liferafts or other lifesaving 
equipment, construction standards, or specify additional operating 
standards for those uninspected passenger vessels defined in section 
2101(42)(A) of this title.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 529; Pub. L. 103-206, title V, 
Sec. 511(b), Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2442.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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4105..............................  46:1452
                                    46:1453
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    Section 4105 provides that an uninspected passenger vessel is 
subject to Chapter 43, as a recreational vessel even when it is carrying 
not more than six passengers.

                       References in Text

    The date of enactment of this subsection, referred to in subsec. 
(b), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 103-206, which was approved 
Dec. 20, 1993.


                               Amendments

    1993--Pub. L. 103-206 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) 
and added subsec. (b).
