Vessel maintenance

  1. Law
  2. USC 46
  3. Shipping
  4. Merchant Marine
  5. Government-Owned Merchant Vessels
  6. CONSTRUCTION, CHARTER, AND SALE OF VESSELS
  7. CHARTERS
  8. Vessel maintenance

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§57520. Vessel maintenance

(a) In General.-A charter under this chapter shall require the charterer, at the charterer's expense, to-

(1) keep the chartered vessel in good repair and efficient operating condition; and

(2) make any repairs required by the Secretary of Transportation.


(b) Inspection.-The charter shall provide that the Secretary has the right to inspect the vessel at any time to ascertain its condition.

( Pub. L. 109–304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1668 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
57520 46 App.:1202(b), (c). June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VII, §712(b), (c), 49 Stat. 2010 ; Aug. 7, 1939, ch. 555, §1, 53 Stat. 1254 ; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(114), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 163 .


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