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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The owner, charterer, managing operator, or master of the following vessels must keep a correct list of the names of all persons that embark on and disembark from the vessel:
(1) A vessel making a coastwise or oceans voyage where:
(i) Passengers embark or disembark from the vessel to another vessel or port other than at the port of origin; or
(ii) Passengers are carried overnight;
(2) A vessel making a voyage of more than 300 miles on the Great Lakes, except from a Canadian to a United States port; and
(3) A vessel arriving from a foreign port, except at a United States Great Lakes port from a Canadian Great Lakes port.
(b) The master of a vessel required to prepare a crew and passenger list by paragraph (a) of this section shall see that the list is prepared prior to departing on a voyage. The list must be communicated verbally or in writing ashore at the vessel's normal berthing location or with a representative of the owner or managing operator of the vessel. The crew and passenger list shall be available to the Coast Guard upon request.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 46. Shipping § 46.122.502 Crew and passenger list - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-46-shipping/cfr-sect-46-122-502/
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