Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§153 Penalty for Use of Unlawful Towline
Title 33 › CHAPTER 3 — NAVIGATION RULES FOR HARBORS, RIVERS, AND INLAND WATERS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER I — PRELIMINARY › § 153
Summary
The captain of a towing vessel can have his license suspended or taken away if he knowingly breaks rules made under section 152. The license is suspended or revoked the same way it would be for incompetence, bad conduct, or lack of skill.
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Title 33, §153
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The master of the towing vessel shall be liable to the suspension or revocation of his license for any willful violation of regulations issued pursuant to section 152 of this title in the manner prescribed for incompetency, misconduct, or unskillfulness.
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Codification Section was not enacted as part of act June 7, 1897, ch. 4, 30 Stat. 96, which comprises a major part of this chapter.
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33 U.S.C. § 153
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102