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Recordation by masters of vessels of position of load line mark 

 and actual drafts 



46 U.S.C. 85e 



It shall be the duty of the master of every vessel subject to sections 

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

 of every foreign vessel exempted pursuant to section 85d of this title, 

 before departing from her loading port or place for a voyage by sea, 

 to enter in the official log book of such vessel a statement of the position 

 of the load-line mark applicable to the voyage in question and the 

 actual drafts forward and aft at the time of departing from port 

 as nearly as the same can be ascertained. 



Detention of vessels loaded in violation of sections 85-85g 



46 U.S.C. 85f 



If any collector of customs or Coast Guard district commander has 

 reason to believe, on complaint or otherwise, that a vessel subject to 

 sections 85-85g of this title and to the regulations established there- 

 under is about to proceed to sea from a port in the United States or 

 its possessions within his district when loaded in violation of section 

 85c of this title, or that any vessel exempted pursuant to section 85d 

 of this title is about to proceed to sea from such port when loaded 

 in violation of the laws and regulations of her country with respect 

 to load line, he may by Avritten order served on the master or officer 

 in charge of such vessel detain her provisionally for the purpose of 

 being surveyed. The collector or Coast Guard district commander 

 shall then sen-e on the master a written statement of the grounds of 

 her detention and shall appoint three disinterested surveyors to exam- 

 ine the vessel and her loading and to report to him, whereupon the said 

 collector or Coast Guard district commander may release or may by 

 written order served on the master or officer in charge of such vessel 

 detain the vessel until slie has been reloaded in whole or in part so 

 as to conform to section 85c of this title; or, in case of a vessel ex- 

 empted pursuant to section 85d of this title, so as to conform to the 

 laws and regulations of her own country with respect to load line. If 

 the vessel be ordered detained, the master may, within five days, 

 appeal to the Commandant of the Coast Guard, who may, if he de- 

 sires, order a further survey, and may affirm, set aside, or modify 

 the order of the collector or Coast Guard district commander. Clear- 

 ance shall be refused to any vessel which shall have been ordered 

 detained. The owner and agent of a vessel surveyed and found in 

 violation of tliis Act or regulations established thereunder sliall bear 

 the costs of the survey in addition to any penalty or fine imposed. 



Penalties for violations of sections 85-85g 



46 U.S.C. 85g 



(a) The owner and/or master of any vessel subject to sections 

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

 be liable to the United States in a penalty not to exceed $1,000 when- 

 ever the vessel is found operating, navigating, or otherwise in use 

 upon the navigable waters of the United States in violation of the 



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