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of shipping as may be selected by him, to determine whether the 

 position and manner of marking on such vessels the load line or 

 lines so established are in accordance with the provisions of sections 

 85-85g of this title and of the regulations established thereunder: 

 Provided, hawever. That, at the request of the shipowner, the Com- 

 mandant of the Coast Guard may appoint, for the purpose aforesaid, 

 any other corporation or association for the survey or registry of 

 shipping which the Commandant of the Coast Guard may approve; 

 or the Commandant of the Coast Guard may appoint for said pur- 

 pose any officer of the Government, who shall perform such services 

 as may be directed by the Commandant of the Coast Guard. The 

 Commandant of the Coast Guard may, in his discretion, revoke 

 any appointment made pursuant to this section. Such corporation, 

 association, or officer shall, upon approving the position and manner 

 of marking of such load line or lines, issue a certificate, in a form 

 to be prescribed by the Commandant of the Coast Guard, that the 

 same are in accordance with the provisions of sections 85-85g of 

 this title and of the regulations established thereunder, and shall 

 deliver a copy thereof to the master of the vessel. It shall be un- 

 lawful for any vessel subject to this act and to said regulations to 

 depart from any port or place designated in section (1) without 

 bearing such mark or marks, approved and certified by such cor- 

 poration, association, or officer, and without having on board a copy 

 of said certificate. 



Vessels so loaded as not to submerge lines or marks 



46 U.S.C. 85c 



It shall be unlawful for any vessel subject to sections 85-85g of 

 this title and to the reflations established thereunder to be so 

 loaded as to submerge, in sea water, the load line or lines marked 

 pursuant to said sections and to the regulations established thereunder 

 applicable to her A^^oyage; or so as to submerge under like conditions 

 the point where such load line or lines ought to be marked pursuant 

 to the provisions of said sections and of the regulations established 

 thereunder; or so as in any manner to violate the said regulations. 



Foreign vessels; application of sections 85-85g 



46 U.S.C. 85d 



Whenever the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall certify that 

 the laws and regulations in force in any foi-eign counti-y relating 

 to load lines are equally effective with the regulations established 

 under sections 85-85g of this title, the Commandant of the Coast 

 Guard may direct, on proof that a vessel of that country has com- 

 plied with such foreign laws and regulations, that such vessel and 

 her master and owner shall be exempted from compliance with the 

 provisions of this act, except as hereinafter provided : Proi'ided, That 

 this section shall not apply to the vessels of any foreign country 

 which does not similarly recognize the load lines established under 

 this act and the regulations made thereunder. 



