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§57519 Insurance
Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle V— - Merchant Marine › Part Part F— - Government-Owned Merchant Vessels › Chapter CHAPTER 575— - CONSTRUCTION, CHARTER, AND SALE OF VESSELS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - CHARTERS › § 57519
Summary
Charters must require the renter to buy and pay for insurance covering sea and port risks, protection and indemnity, and other liabilities during the charter; the Secretary of Transportation decides the form, amount, and insurers and may underwrite risks under law.
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Title 46, §57519
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A charter under this chapter shall require the charterer to carry, at the charterer’s expense, insurance on the chartered vessel covering all marine and port risks, protection and indemnity risks, and all other hazards and liabilities, adequate to cover damages claimed against and losses sustained by the chartered vessel arising during the term of the charter. The insurance shall be in such form, in such amount, and with such companies as the Secretary of Transportation may require. In accordance with law, any of the insurance risks may be underwritten by the Secretary.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5751946 App.:1202(a).June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VII, § 712(a), 49 Stat. 2010; Aug. 7, 1939, ch. 555, § 1, 53 Stat. 1254; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(114), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 163.
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46 U.S.C. § 57519
Title 46 — Shipping
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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