§14101. Definitions

In this part-

(1) "Convention" means the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969.

(2) "existing vessel" means a vessel the keel of which was laid or that was at a similar stage of construction before July 18, 1982.

(3) "Great Lakes" means-

(A) the Great Lakes; and

(B) the St. Lawrence River west of-

(i) a rhumb line drawn from Cap des Rosiers to West Point, Anticosti Island; and

(ii) on the north side of Anticosti Island, the meridian of longitude 63 degrees west.

(4) "vessel engaged on a foreign voyage" means a vessel-

(A) arriving at a place under the jurisdiction of the United States from a place in a foreign country;

(B) making a voyage between places outside the United States (except a foreign vessel engaged on that voyage);

(C) departing from a place under the jurisdiction of the United States for a place in a foreign country; or

(D) making a voyage between a place within a territory or possession of the United States and another place under the jurisdiction of the United States not within that territory or possession.

(Added Pub. L. 99–509, title V, §5101(3), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1919 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section 14101

Source: International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships.

Section 14101 contains definitions that are limited to Part J-Measurement of Vessels. The source of these definitions is the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships in articles 2 and 4.