§30501 — Title 46 Shipping | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines which vessels count as a "covered small passenger vessel" and who counts as an "owner." A covered small passenger vessel is a small passenger boat (not a wing‑in‑ground craft) that carries no more than 49 passengers on an overnight domestic voyage and no more than 150 passengers on other voyages, and it also includes wooden vessels built before March 11, 1996, that carry at least one passenger for hire. An owner also includes a charterer who provides the crew, supplies, and operates the vessel at the charterer’s own expense or by hiring others.

Title 46, §30501

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In this chapter:

(1)The term “covered small passenger vessel”—

(A)means a small passenger vessel, as defined in section 2101, that is—

(i)not a wing-in-ground craft; and

(ii)carrying—

(I)not more than 49 passengers on an overnight domestic voyage; and

(II)not more than 150 passengers on any voyage that is not an overnight domestic voyage; and

(B)includes any wooden vessel constructed prior to March 11, 1996, carrying at least 1 passenger for hire.

(2)The term “owner” includes a charterer that mans, supplies, and navigates a vessel at the charterer’s own expense or by the charterer’s own procurement.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3050146 App.:186.R.S. § 4286. The words “In this chapter” are substituted for “within the meaning of the provisions of title 48 of the Revised Statutes relating to the limitation of the liability of the owners of vessels” because of the codification of title 46, United States Code. The word “supplies” is substituted for “victual” for clarity. The words “and such vessel, when so chartered, shall be liable in the same manner as if navigated by the owner thereof” are omitted as unnecessary.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2022—Pub. L. 117–263 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “In this chapter, the term ‘owner’ includes a charterer that mans, supplies, and navigates a vessel at the charterer’s own expense or by the charterer’s own procurement.”

§30501 Definitions