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Title 46 — ShippingRelease 119-73

§14504 Remeasurement

Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Vessels and Seamen › Part Part J— - Measurement of Vessels › Chapter CHAPTER 145— - REGULATORY MEASUREMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL › § 14504

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must remeasure a vessel covered by this chapter when needed if one of four things happens: the Secretary or the owner says the original measurement was wrong; the vessel or how its space is used changes enough to greatly affect its tonnage; the vessel was measured under subchapter III but becomes subject to subchapter II; or the vessel was measured under subchapter II even though not required and the owner asks for a subchapter III measurement. Except as provided here and in chapter 143, a vessel that has already been measured does not need to be remeasured to get another document or endorsement under chapter 121.

Full Legal Text

Title 46, §14504

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(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.

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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.

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Citation

46 U.S.C. § 14504

Title 46 — Shipping

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73