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Code · U.S. Code · Title 46 - SHIPPING · CHAPTER 143— CONVENTION MEASUREMENT · § 14303

§ 14303. Tonnage Certificate

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(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.
(Pub. L. 99–509, title V, § 5101(3), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1921; Pub. L. 111–281, title III, § 303(e)(1), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2925.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section 14303
Source: International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships.
Section 14303(a) requires the Secretary to issue, on the request of the owner, an International Tonnage Certificate after measuring a vessel under this chapter. Section 14303(b) requires that the certificate be maintained as required by the Secretary.
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  • Pub. L. 99–509, title V, § 5101(3)
  • 100 Stat. 1921
  • Pub. L. 111–281, title III, § 303(e)(1)
  • 124 Stat. 2925
  • Pub. L. 111–281, § 303(e)(1)(C)
  • Pub. L. 111–281, § 303(e)(1)(A)
  • Pub. L. 111–281, § 303(e)(1)(B)
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§ 14303
Tonnage Certificate
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–509, title V, § 5101(3)
Stat.100 Stat. 1921
Pub. L.Pub. L. 111–281, title III, § 303(e)(1)
Stat.124 Stat. 2925
Pub. L.Pub. L. 111–281, § 303(e)(1)(C)
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