Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§3821 Vessels Subject to Inspection
Title 22 › CHAPTER 51 — PANAMA CANAL › SUBCHAPTER I — ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATIONS › Part 8 — Shipping and Navigation › subpart ii — inspection of vessels › § 3821
Summary
Vessels using the Panama Canal must be inspected once a year for their hulls, boilers, machinery, equipment, and passenger areas. This does not apply to private boats that are only passing through or to government ships of any country.
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Title 22, §3821
Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
With the exception of private vessels merely transiting the Panama Canal, and of public vessels of all nations, vessels navigating the waters of the Panama Canal shall be subject to an annual inspection of hulls, boilers, machinery, equipment, and passenger accommodations.
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Citation
22 U.S.C. § 3821
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102