§ 3501. Number of passengers

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(a)Each certificate of inspection issued to a vessel carrying passengers (except a ferry) shall include a statement on the number of passengers that the vessel is permitted to carry.

(b)The owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel is liable to a person suing them for carrying more passengers than the number of passengers permitted by the certificate of inspection in an amount equal to—

(1)passage money; and

(2)$100 for each passenger in excess of the number of passengers permitted.

(c)An owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel that knowingly carries more passengers than the number of passengers permitted by the certificate of inspection also shall be fined not more than $100, imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both.

(d)The vessel also is liable in rem for a penalty under this section.

(e)An offshore supply vessel may not carry passengers except in an emergency.

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 519; Pub. L. 99–36, § 1(a)(2), May 15, 1985, 99 Stat. 67.)

Section 3501 requires that a vessel carrying passengers, including a passenger vessel as well as a small passenger vessel (except a ferry), shall have on the certificate of inspection a statement as to the number of passengers the vessel is permitted to carry. It also provides penalties for carrying passengers in excess of the number permitted.

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Pub. L. 98–89
97 Stat. 519
Pub. L. 99–36, § 1(a)(2)
99 Stat. 67
Pub. L. 99–36, § 1(a)(2)(A)
Pub. L. 99–36, § 1(a)(2)(B)
section 2(g)(1) of Pub. L. 98–89

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U.S.C.§ 3101

Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–89

Stat.97 Stat. 519

Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–36, § 1(a)(2)

Stat.99 Stat. 67

Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–36, § 1(a)(2)(A)

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