Title 46 — ShippingRelease 119-73
§60102 Production of certificate on entry
Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle VI— - Clearance, Tonnage Taxes, and Duties › Chapter CHAPTER 601— - ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE REQUIREMENTS › § 60102
Summary
When a vessel documented under chapter 121 comes into a port, the captain or person in charge must show the vessel’s certificate of documentation (the ship’s official papers) to the customs officer where it enters. If those papers are not shown, the vessel loses the rights and benefits given to documented vessels.
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Title 46, §60102
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On entry of a vessel documented under chapter 121 of this title, the master or other individual in charge of the vessel shall produce the certificate of documentation to the customs officer at the place where the vessel is entered. If the certificate is not produced, the vessel is not entitled to the privileges of a documented vessel.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 6010246 App.:57.R.S. § 4184. The words “vessel documented under chapter 121 of this title” are substituted for “vessel, recorded in pursuance of title 48 of the Revised Statutes”, and the words “certificate of documentation” are substituted for “certificate of such record”, for consistency with chapter 121 of title 46. The words “in charge” are substituted for “having the command or charge” to eliminate unnecessary words. The words “customs officer” are substituted for “collector of the district” because the office of collector of customs was abolished by Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1965. For additional requirements relating to entry of vessels, see 19 U.S.C. 1434.
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46 U.S.C. § 60102
Title 46 — Shipping
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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