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Code · U.S. Code · Title 46 - SHIPPING · CHAPTER 37— CARRIAGE OF LIQUID BULK DANGEROUS CARGOES · § 3704

§ 3704. Coastwise trade vessels

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A segregated ballast tank, a crude oil washing system, or an inert gas system, required by this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter, on a vessel entitled to engage in the coastwise trade under chapter 551 of this title shall be installed in the United States (except the trust territories). A vessel failing to comply with this section may not engage in the coastwise trade.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 522; Pub. L. 109–304, § 15(16), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1703.)
Section 3704 requires any tank vessel that is entitled to engage in the coastwise trade to install certain equipment in the United States under the penalty of losing coastwise trading privileges if the installation work is done in a foreign country.
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§ 3704
Coastwise trade vessels
Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–89
Stat.97 Stat. 522
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109–304, § 15(16)
Stat.120 Stat. 1703
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109–304
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