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33 U.S.C. § 1601 — Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter—
(1) “vessel” means every description of watercraft, including nondisplacement craft and seaplanes, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water; and
(2) “high seas” means all parts of the sea that are not included in the territorial sea or in the internal waters of any nation.
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For the purposes of this chapter—
(1) “vessel” means every description of watercraft, including nondisplacement craft and seaplanes, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water; and
(2) “high seas” means all parts of the sea that are not included in the territorial sea or in the internal waters of any nation.
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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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### Statutory Notes
Section 1051, Pub. L. 88–131, § 1, Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 194, authorized the President to proclaim the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. See [section 1602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1602&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1052, Pub. L. 88–131, § 2, Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 194, provided for certification for alternative compliance covering Navy and Coast Guard vessels of special construction or purpose. See [section 1605 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1605&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1053, Pub. L. 88–131, § 4, Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 195, constituted an introductory statement for the regulations. See [section 1602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1602&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1061, Pub. L. 88–131, § 4, Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 195, generally described the scope of sections 1061 to 1094.
Section 1062, Pub. L. 88–131, § 4, Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 196, set out the requirements for vessels while under way.
Section 1063, Pub. L. 88–131, § 4, Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 197, set the requirements for towing or pushing other vessels or seaplanes.
Section 1064, Pub. L. 88–131, § 4, Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 197, related to vessels and seaplanes not under command, and vessels engaged in certain operations.
Section 1065, Pub. L. 88–131, § 4, Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 198, related to sailing vessels under way, vessels or seaplanes being towed, and vessels being pushed ahead.
Section 1066, Pub. L. 88–131, § 4, Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 199, related to vessels in bad weather.
Section 1067, Pub. L. 88–131, § 4, Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 199, relate
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### Statutory Notes
Section 61, acts Aug. 19, 1890, ch. 802, § 1, 26 Stat. 320; Feb. 19, 1895, ch. 102, § 1, 28 Stat. 672; June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 1, 30 Stat. 96, related to adoption of rules for navigation on high seas. See [section 1602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1602&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 62, act Aug. 19, 1890, ch. 802, § 1, 26 Stat. 320, 321, defined “sailing vessel”, “steam vessel”, and “under way”. See [section 1601 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1601&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 63, act Aug. 19, 1890, ch. 802, § 1, 26 Stat. 321, defined “visible”.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Section 5 of act Oct. 11, 1951, provided that the repeal of these sections is effective upon the taking effect of regulations proclaimed under section 1 of act Oct. 11, 1951. Such regulations were proclaimed by Proc. No. 3030 of Aug. 1, 1953, 18 F.R. 4983, and were to be effective Jan. 1, 1954.
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**(a) In General.—** Subject to the requirements of section 70004, the Secretary—
(1) in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the United States, in the navigable waters of the United States, or in any area covered by an international agreement negotiated pursuant to section 70005, may construct, operate, maintain, improve, or expand vessel traffic services, that consist of measures for controlling or supervising vessel traffic or for protecting navigation and the marine environment and that may include one or more of reporting and operating requirements, surveillance and communications systems, routing systems, and fairways;
(2) shall require appropriate vessels that operate in an area of a vessel traffic service to utilize or comply with that service;
(3) may require vessels to install and use specified navigation equipment, communications equipment, electronic relative motion analyzer equipment, or any electronic or other device necessary to comply with a vessel traffic service or that is necessary in the interests of vessel safety, except that the Secretary shall not require fishing vessels under 300 gross tons as measured under section 14502, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104, or recreational vessels 65 feet or less to possess or use the equipment or devices required by this subsection solely under the authority of this chapter;
(4) may control vessel traffic in areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States that the Secretary determines to be hazardous, or under conditions of reduced visibility, adverse weather, vessel congestion, or other hazardous circumstances, by—
(A) specifying times of entry, movement, or departure;
(B) establishing vessel traffic routing schemes;
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**(a) Nonapplication.—** Except as provided in the International Navigational Rules Act of 1977 ([33 U.S.C. 1601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), the navigation and shipping laws of the United States and the rules for the prevention of collisions do not apply to aircraft or to the navigation of vessels related to those aircraft.
**(b) Extending Application Outside United States.—** The President may extend (in the way and for periods the President considers necessary) the application of this part to outside the United States when—
(1) an international arrangement gives the United States Government authority to make the extension; and
(2) the President decides the extension is in the national interest.
**(c) Additional Remedies.—** A remedy under this part is in addition to any other remedies provided by law.
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TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
§ 1521
within 6 months after Jan. 3, 1975, on administrative
changes needed and recommendations for new legisla-
tion.
AMENDMENTS
2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–295 inserted ‘‘or natural
gas’’ after ‘‘oil’’.
§ 1521. Negotiations with Canada and Mexico; re-
port to Congress
The President of the United States is author-
ized and requested to enter into negotiations
with the Governments of Canada and Mexico to
determine:
(1) the need for intergovernmental under-
standings, agreements, or treaties to protect
the interests of the people of Canada, Mexico,
and the United States and of any party or par-
ties involved with the construction or oper-
ation of deepwater ports; and
(2) the desirability of undertaking joint
studies and investigations designed to insure
protection of the environment and to elimi-
nate any legal and regulatory uncertainty, to
assure that the interests of the people of Can-
ada, Mexico, and the United States are ade-
quately met.
The President shall report to the Congress the
actions taken, the progress achieved, the areas
of disagreement, and the matters about which
more information is needed, together with his
recommendations for further action.
(Pub. L. 93–627, § 22, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2147.)
§ 1522. Limitations on export provisions of sec-
tion 185(u) of title 30 unaffected
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to
amend, restrict, or otherwise limit the applica-
tion of section 185(u) of title 30.
(Pub. L. 93–627, § 23, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2147.)
§ 1523. General procedures; issuance and enforce-
ment of orders; scope of authority; evi-
dentiary matters
The Secretary or his delegate shall have the
authority to issue and enforce orders during pro-
ceedings brought
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