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Subchapter 2B.— Federal Boating Act of 1958 



Page 



Definitions (Federal Boating Act) 71 



Numbering of vessels 71 



Federal numbering system; notice of transfer of interest; destruction or 



abandonment of vessel, change of address 73 



Federal numbering system ; fees 73 



Regulations; Federal numbering system exemptions 73 



Violations generally ; penalties 74 



Declaration of policy 74 



Publication of findings ; public inspection 74 



Enforcement provisions; State jurisdiction unimpaired; approval of State 



numbering systems 75 



Delegation of Functions 75 



Chapter 3. — Inspection of Vessels 



Subchapter 3A. — Certain Vessels Subject to Inspection and 

 Regulations 



What are steam vessels 77 



Domestic and foreign vessels ; laws applicable 77 



Foreign steam passenger vessels 77 



Vessels navigating coastwise and on Great Lakes 78 



Department of Commerce vessels 78 



Seagoing vessels propelled by internal-combustion engines 78 



Foreign vessels admitted to registry 79 



Penalty for failure to comply with provisions 79 



Penalty in cases not provided for 80 



Emergency foreign vessel acquisition; documentation of vessels; waiver of 



compliance 80 



Delegation of Functions 81 



Vessels navigating Irondequoit Bay 81 



Name of steamer exhibited 82 



Names and home ports, marked on bow and stern 82 



"Port" defined 82 



Draft marked on stem and stern posts 82 



Numbers for vessels 83 



Subchapter 3B. — Mode, Manner, and Extent of Inspections; 

 Certificates; and Records 



Hulls and equipment 84 



Delegation of Functions 85 



Boilers, unfired pressure vessels, and appurtenances; machinery and 



electrical equipment 85 



Regulations for vessels subject to Coast Guard 86 



Delegation of Functions 87 



Use of instruments for security of life to be approved 88 



Inspection of ferryboats, canalboats, and small craft; regulations 88 



Delegation of Functions 89 



Fishing vessels; transfer and transportation of catch of other vessels 89 



Tugboats and freight boats 89 



Vessels having on board inflammable or combustible liquid cargo in bulk__ 89 



Rules and regulations for handling liquid cargo 90 



Hearing before approval of rules 90 



Certificate of inspection and permit required 90 



Shipping documents required on board 91 



Number of officers and tankermen 91 



Penalties 91 



Effective date of rules and regulations 92 



Regulation of carriage of explosives or other dangerous articles on vessels. 92 



Use of inflammable or combustible fuel 97 



Seagoing barges; hulls and equipment 97 



Delegation of Functions 98 



