20 LAWS GOVERNING MARINE INSPECTION 



SUBCHAPTER IC— ADMINISTRATION OF SHIPPING LAWS 



Superintendence of commercial marine and merchant seamen; 

 documentation 



46 U.S.C. 2 



The Conuiiandaiit of the Coast Guard and the Commissioner of 

 Customs shall have general superintendence of the commercial marine 

 and merchant seamen of the United States, so far as vessels and 

 seamen are not, under existing laws, subject to the supervision of 

 any other officer of the Government. The Commissioner of Customs 

 shall be specially charged with the decision of all questions relating 

 to the issue of registers, enrollments, and licenses of vessels, and to 

 the filing and preserving of those documents; and wherever in this 

 title any of the above-named documents are required to be surrenderad 

 they shall be surrendered and returned to the Commissioner of 

 Customs. 



Administration of inspection laws 



46 U.S.C. 372 (R.S. 4403) 



The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall superintend the ad- 

 ministration of the steamboat-inspection laws, and produce a correct 

 and uniform administration of the inspection laws, rules, and 

 regulations. 



Regulations of the Commandant 



46 U.S.C. 375 (R.S. 4405) 



The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall establish all necessary 

 regulations required to carry out in the most effective manner the 

 provisions of title 52 of the Revised Statutes, and also regulations, 

 prohibiting useless and unnecessary whistling, and such regulations 

 shall have the force of law. 



Note. — ^Title 52 of the Revised Statutes is now contained in 46 U.S.C. 170. 214, 215, 

 222, 224, 224a, 226, 228, 229, 230-234, 239, 240, 361, 362, 364. 372. 375. 391. 391a, 

 392, 393, 399, 400, 402-414, 416, 435, 436, 451-453, 460, 461, 462, 464, 467, 470, 471, 473, 

 477-482, 489, and 491-498. 



Regulations 



46 U.S.C. 416 (R.S. 4462) 



The Commandant of the Coa.st Guard shall make such regulations 

 as may be necessary to secure the proper execution and carry out the 

 purposes of title 52 of the Revised Statutes, and sections 369 and 

 382b of this title. 



Enforcement of sections 643, 660a, 672, 672a, 673, and 7l0a; rules 

 and regulations 



46 U.S.C. 689 



The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall enforce sections 643, 

 660a, 672, 672a, 673, and 710a of this title as to all vessels of tlie United 

 States subject to the provisions of said sections through collectors of 

 customs and other Government officers acting under the direction 



