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46 U.S.C. § 14303 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 46. Shipping § 14303. Tonnage Certificate

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) After measuring a vessel under this chapter, the Secretary shall issue, on request of the owner, an International Tonnage Certificate (1969) and deliver it to the owner or master of the vessel. For a vessel to which the Convention does not apply, the Secretary shall prescribe a certificate to be issued as evidence of a vessel's measurement under this chapter.

(b) The certificate issued under this section shall be maintained as required by the Secretary.

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