Title 46ShippingRelease 119-73

§9305 Agreements with Canada

Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Vessels and Seamen › Part Part F— - Manning of Vessels › Chapter CHAPTER 93— - GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE › § 9305

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Secretary may, if the Secretary of State agrees, make agreements with Canada's agency to coordinate Great Lakes pilotage, covering numbers of pilots, fair participation, joint rates, pool operations, and service conditions.

Full Legal Text

Title 46, §9305

Shipping — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

To provide for a coordinated system of pilotage service on the Great Lakes, the Secretary, subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State, may make agreements with the appropriate agency of Canada to—
(1)fix the number of pilots to be registered in each country;
(2)provide for participation on an equitable basis;
(3)prescribe joint or identical rates and charges;
(4)coordinate pool operations; and
(5)establish conditions for services by registered pilots.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 930546:216b(d)46:216d section 9305 authorizes the Secretary of Transportation, subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to make agreements with Canada for a coordinated system of pilotage service on the Great Lakes. The agreements may fix the number of registered pilots, provide for equitable participation, prescribe rates and charges, coordinate pool operations, and establish conditions for service.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

46 U.S.C. § 9305

Title 46Shipping

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73