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46 U.S.C. § 5105 — Load line surveys
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**(a)** The Secretary may provide for annual, renewal, and other load line surveys.
**(b)** In conducting a load line survey, the Secretary shall consider whether—
(1) the hull and fittings of the vessel—
(A) are adequate to protect the vessel from the sea; and
(B) meet other requirements the Secretary may prescribe by regulation;
(2) the strength of the hull is adequate for all loading conditions;
(3) the stability of the vessel is adequate for all loading conditions;
(4) the topsides of the vessel are arranged and constructed to allow rapid overboard drainage of deck water in heavy weather; and
(5) the topsides of the vessel are adequate in design, arrangement, and equipment to protect crewmembers performing outside tasks necessary for safe operation of the vessel.
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**(a)** The Secretary may provide for annual, renewal, and other load line surveys.
**(b)** In conducting a load line survey, the Secretary shall consider whether—
(1) the hull and fittings of the vessel—
(A) are adequate to protect the vessel from the sea; and
(B) meet other requirements the Secretary may prescribe by regulation;
(2) the strength of the hull is adequate for all loading conditions;
(3) the stability of the vessel is adequate for all loading conditions;
(4) the topsides of the vessel are arranged and constructed to allow rapid overboard drainage of deck water in heavy weather; and
(5) the topsides of the vessel are adequate in design, arrangement, and equipment to protect crewmembers performing outside tasks necessary for safe operation of the vessel.
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**(a)** Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this chapter applies to the following:
(1) a vessel of the United States.
(2) a vessel on the navigable waters of the United States.
(3) a vessel—
(A) owned by a citizen of the United States or a corporation established by or under the laws of the United States or a State; and
(B) not registered in a foreign country.
(4) a public vessel of the United States.
(5) a vessel otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
**(b)** This chapter does not apply to the following:
(1) a vessel of war.
(2) a recreational vessel when operated only for pleasure.
(3) a fishing vessel, unless the vessel is built after July 1, 2013.
(4) a fish processing vessel of not more than 5,000 gross tons as measured under [section 14502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14502&num=0&edition=prelim), or an alternate tonnage measured under [section 14302 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14302&num=0&edition=prelim) as prescribed by the Secretary under [section 14104 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14104&num=0&edition=prelim) that—
(A)
(i) was constructed as a fish processing vessel before August 16, 1974; or
(ii) was converted for use as a fish processing vessel before January 1, 1983; and
(B) is not on a foreign voyage.
(5) a fish tender vessel of not more than 500 gross tons as measured under [section 14502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14502&num=0&edition=prelim), or an alternate tonnage measured under [section 14302 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view
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TITLE 46—SHIPPING
§ 5106
nate loadline compliance program, shall comply
with such an alternative loadline compliance
program that is developed in cooperation with
the commercial fishing industry and prescribed
by the Secretary.
(Pub. L. 99–509, title V, § 5101(2), Oct. 21, 1986, 100
Stat. 1915; Pub. L. 111–281, title VI, § 604(d)(2),
Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2965; Pub. L. 112–213, title
III, § 305(d)(2), Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1565.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised section 5103
Source: Section (U.S. Code) 46 App. U.S.C. 86c, 88b.
Section 5103(a) prohibits a vessel that is subject to
load line requirements from operating, unless it has
load lines assigned by the Secretary.
Section 5103(b) requires that load lines be perma-
nently and conspicuously maintained in the manner
prescribed by the Secretary.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2012—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 112–213 substituted ‘‘July 1,
2013,’’ for ‘‘July 1, 2012,’’ in two places and substituted
‘‘major conversion’’ for ‘‘substantial change to the di-
mension of or type of the vessel’’.
2010—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 111–281 added subsec. (c).
§ 5104. Assignment of load lines
(a) The Secretary shall assign load lines for a
vessel so that they indicate the minimum safe
freeboard to which the vessel may be loaded.
However, if the owner requests, the Secretary
may assign load lines that result in greater
freeboard than the minimum safe freeboard.
(b) In assigning load lines for a vessel, the Sec-
retary shall consider—
(1) the service, type, and character of the
vessel;
(2) the geographic area in which the vessel
will operate; and
(3) applicable international agreements to
which the United States Government is a
party.
(c) An existing vessel may retain its load lines
assigned before
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