46 U.S.C. § 80501 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 46. Shipping § 80501. Definitions

(1) Container.--The term “container” has the meaning given that term in the Convention.

(2) Convention.--The term “Convention” means the International Convention for Safe Containers, and its annexes, done at Geneva, Switzerland, December 2, 1972.

(3) International transport.--The term “international transport” means the transportation of a container between--

(4) Owner.--The term “owner” includes the lessee or bailee of a container if a written lease or bailment provides for the lessee or bailee to exercise the owner's responsibility for maintaining and examining the container.

(5) Safety approval plate.--The term “safety approval plate” has the meaning given that term in annex I of the Convention.