Title 46, ShippingRelease 119-102
§4501 Application
Title 46 › Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen › Part B — Inspection and Regulation of Vessels › CHAPTER 45 — UNINSPECTED COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY VESSELS › § 4501
Summary
The rules cover uninspected vessels used as fishing vessels, fish-processing vessels, or fish-tender vessels. They do not apply when the vessel is carrying bulk dangerous cargo that is regulated under chapter 37 of this title.
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Title 46, §4501
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(a)This chapter applies to an uninspected vessel which is a fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or fish tender vessel.
(b)This chapter does not apply to the carriage of bulk dangerous cargoes regulated under chapter 37 of this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1988—Pub. L. 100–424 amended section generally, in subsec. (a) substituting provisions which related to uninspected fish processing vessel entered into service after Dec. 31, 1987, having more than 16 individuals on board primarily employed in preparation of fish on navigable waters of United States or owned in United States and operating on high seas, for provisions which related to uninspected fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or fish tender vessel, and in subsec. (b) substituting “carriage of bulk” for “carriage of liquid bulk”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Foreign Built Vessels, Equivalent Compliance Until
July 28, 1990 Pub. L. 100–424, § 7, Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1592, provided that: “Until
July 28, 1990, a foreign built fish processing vessel subject to chapter 45 of title 46, United States Code, is deemed to comply with the requirements of that chapter if— “(1) it has an unexpired certificate of inspection issued by a foreign country that is a party to an International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea to which the United States Government is a party; and “(2) it is in compliance with the safety requirements of that foreign country that apply to that vessel.”
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Citation
46 U.S.C. § 4501
Title 46, Shipping
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102