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46 U.S.C. § 3303 — Reciprocity for foreign vessels
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Except as provided in chapter 37 and [section 3505 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section3505&num=0&edition=prelim), a foreign vessel of a country having inspection laws and standards similar to those of the United States and that has an unexpired certificate of inspection issued by proper authority of its respective country, is subject to an inspection to ensure that the condition of the vessel is as stated in its current certificate of inspection. A foreign country is considered to have inspection laws and standards similar to those of the United States when it is a party to an International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea to which the United States Government is currently a party. A foreign certificate of inspection may be accepted as evidence of lawful inspection only when presented by a vessel of a country that has by its laws accorded to vessels of the United States visiting that country the same privileges accorded to vessels of that country visiting the United States.
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Except as provided in chapter 37 and [section 3505 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section3505&num=0&edition=prelim), a foreign vessel of a country having inspection laws and standards similar to those of the United States and that has an unexpired certificate of inspection issued by proper authority of its respective country, is subject to an inspection to ensure that the condition of the vessel is as stated in its current certificate of inspection. A foreign country is considered to have inspection laws and standards similar to those of the United States when it is a party to an International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea to which the United States Government is currently a party. A foreign certificate of inspection may be accepted as evidence of lawful inspection only when presented by a vessel of a country that has by its laws accorded to vessels of the United States visiting that country the same privileges accorded to vessels of that country visiting the United States.
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Notwithstanding [section 3303 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section3303&num=0&edition=prelim), a foreign vessel carrying a citizen of the United States as a passenger or embarking passengers from a United States port may not depart from a United States 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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**(a) Proclamation by President; effective date** The President is authorized to proclaim the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (hereinafter referred to as the “International Regulations”). The effective date of the International Regulations for the United States shall be specified in the proclamation and shall be the date as near as possible to, but no earlier than, the date on which the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (hereinafter referred to as the “Convention”), signed at London, England, under date of October 20, 1972, enters into force for the United States. The International Regulations proclaimed shall consist of the rules and other annexes attached to the Convention.
**(b) Publication of proclamation in Federal Register** The proclamation shall include the International Regulations and shall be published in the Federal Register. On the date specified in the proclamation, the International Regulations shall enter into force for the United States and shall have effect as if enacted by statute.
**(c) Amendment of International Regulations** Subject to the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, the President is also authorized to proclaim any amendment to the International Regulations hereafter adopted in accordance with the provisions of article VI of the Convention, and to which the United States does not object. The effective date of the amendment shall be specified in the proclamation and shall be in accordance with the provisions of the said article VI. The proclamation shall include the adopted amendment and shall be published in the Federal Register. On the date specified in the proclamation, the amendment shall enter into force for the United States as a constituent p
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When the President decides that the needs of foreign commerce require, the President may suspend a provision of this part for a foreign-built vessel registered as a vessel of the United States on conditions the President may specify.
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TITLE 46—SHIPPING
§ 3303
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1990 AMENDMENT
Amendment by section 602(b) of Pub. L. 101–595 effec-
tive Nov. 16, 1990, except that requirements imposed by
subsec. (c)(4)(B) and (C), effective six months after Nov.
16, 1990, see section 602(f) of Pub. L. 101–595, set out as
a note under section 4502 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Apr. 15, 1984, see section 2(g)(1) of
Pub. L. 98–89, set out as a note under section 3101 of
this title.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and
assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities
and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relat-
ing thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security,
and for treatment of related references, see sections
468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Secu-
rity, and the Department of Homeland Security Reor-
ganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set
out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
VESSELS REPAIRED OR RETROFITTED FOR MOBILE
TRADE FAIR PURPOSES DEEMED OUT OF COMMISSION
Pub. L. 100–418, title X, § 10003(b), Aug. 23, 1988, 102
Stat. 1573, provided that: ‘‘For one year after the date
of enactment of this Act [Aug. 23, 1988], a vessel that is
undergoing repair or retrofitting for use solely for mo-
bile trade fair purposes is deemed to be out of commis-
sion under section 3302(e) of title 46, United States
Code, during the repair or retrofitting.’’
EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
VESSELS
Pub. L. 98–364, title IV, § 403, July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 450,
as amended by Pub. L. 99–36, § 3, May 15, 1985, 99 Stat.
68; Pub. L. 101–225, title III, § 306, Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat.
1925, provided that:
‘‘(a) Except as provi
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