
      Notwithstanding section 3303(a) (!1) of this title, a foreign
    vessel may not depart from a United States port with passengers who
    are embarked at that port, if the Secretary finds that the vessel
    does not comply with the standards stated in the International
    Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea to which the United States
    Government is currently a party.

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    3505                                  46:362(c)                     
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      Section 3505 prohibits the departure from a United States port or
    place of any passenger vessel of more than 100 gross tons having
    berthing for at least 50 passengers, if the vessel does not comply
    with the international maritime safety standards applicable to
    United States vessels.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1992 - Pub. L. 102-587 substituted "foreign vessel may not
    depart" for "foreign or domestic vessel of more than 100 gross tons
    having berth or stateroom accommodations for at least 50 passengers
    may not depart".
            INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA        
      For International Conventions for the Safety of Life at Sea to
    which the United States has been a party, see section 1602 of Title
    33, Navigation and Navigable Waters, and notes thereunder.

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