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01/19/04
Sec. 3311. Certificate of inspection required
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a vessel subject to
inspection under this part may not be operated without having on
board a certificate of inspection issued under section 3309 of this
title.
(b) The Secretary may direct the owner, charterer, managing
operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel
subject to inspection under this chapter and not having on board a
certificate of inspection -
(1) to have the vessel proceed to mooring and remain there
until a certificate of inspection is issued;
(2) to take immediate steps necessary for the safety of the
vessel, individuals on board the vessel, or the environment; or
(3) to have the vessel proceed to a place to make repairs
necessary to obtain a certificate of inspection.
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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Revised section Source section (U.S. Code)
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3311 46:390c
46:395
46:399
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Section 3311 prohibits the operation of a vessel subject to
inspection without having on board a valid certificate of
inspection.
AMENDMENTS
1984 - Pub. L. 98-498 designated existing provisions as subsec.
(a), substituted "Except as provided in subsection (b), a vessel"
for "A vessel", struck out "valid" before "certificate of
inspection", and added subsec. (b).
Last modified: April 20, 2006
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