§11102 — Title 46 Shipping | U.S. Code

Summary

U.S. vessels must carry a medicine chest when they sail from a U.S. port to a foreign port, except when the foreign port is in Canada. Also, U.S. vessels of 75 gross tons or more (as measured under U.S. law) must have a medicine chest when traveling between an Atlantic Ocean port and a Pacific Ocean port. If a vessel does not have the required medicine chest, the owner and the captain must pay a $500 civil penalty to the U.S. Government. If the owner caused the problem, a captain who paid the fine can recover the $500 and any costs from the owner.

Title 46, §11102

Shipping — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)A vessel of the United States on a voyage from a port in the United States to a foreign port (except to a Canadian port), and a vessel of the United States of at least 75 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title on a voyage between a port of the United States on the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean, shall be provided with a medicine chest.

(b)The owner and master of a vessel not equipped as required by subsection (a) of this section or a regulation prescribed under subsection (a) are liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $500. If the offense was due to the fault of the owner, a master penalized under this section has the right to recover the penalty and costs from the owner.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 11102(a)46:666 11102(b)46:667 section 11102 requires that a United States vessel on a foreign or intercoastal domestic voyage be equipped with a medicine chest, and provides a penalty for noncompliance. The Committee intends that regulation will provide for a well stocked medicine chest adequate for the crew of a vessel.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–324 inserted “as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title” after “75 gross tons”.

§11102 Medicine chests