
      Except as otherwise provided, this subtitle does not apply to a
    public vessel of the United States. However, this subtitle does
    apply to a vessel (except a Coast Guard or a Saint Lawrence Seaway
    Development Corporation vessel) owned or operated by the Department
    of Transportation or by any corporation organized or controlled by
    the Department.

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    2109                                  46:362                        
                                          46:363                        
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      Section 2109 exempts public vessels from the applicability of the
    maritime safety and seamen's welfare laws of this subtitle although
    some public vessels are inspected under interagency voluntary
    agreements.
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1986 - Pub. L. 99-509 substituted "Except as otherwise provided,
    this" for "This".

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