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CHAPTER 35⁠—CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS — Front Matter

Chap.Sec.
3501.Number of passengers.
3502.List or count of passengers.
3503.Fire-retardant materials.
3504.Notification to passengers.
3505.Prevention of departure.
3506.Copies of laws.
3507.Passenger vessel security and safety requirements.
3508.Crime scene preservation training for passenger vessel crewmembers.
3509.Medical standards.
3510.Additional medical and safety standards.

Historical and Revision Notes

Chapter 35 consolidates the laws that have specific application to the carriage of passengers. They provide special provisions for listing and counting the number of passengers on board a vessel, for notifying the general public of the safety standards that are applicable, and for related control measures.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2021⁠—Pub. L. 117–14, § 3(b), May 24, 2021, 135 Stat. 276, added item 3510.

Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXIII [LXXXIII], § 8322(b), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4702, added item 3509.

2016⁠—Pub. L. 114–120, title III, § 306(a)(3), Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 54, inserted a period at end of items 3507 and 3508.

2010⁠—Pub. L. 111–207, § 3(b), July 27, 2010, 124 Stat. 2251, added items 3507 and 3508.