46 USC 5111: Providing loading information
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46 USC 5111: Providing loading information Text contains those laws in effect on January 3, 2024
From Title 46-SHIPPINGSubtitle II-Vessels and SeamenPart C-Load Lines of VesselsCHAPTER 51-LOAD LINES
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§5111. Providing loading information

The Secretary may prescribe regulations requiring the owner, charterer, managing operator, and agent of a vessel to provide loading information (including information on loading distribution, stability, and margin of strength) to the master or individual in charge of the vessel in a language the master or individual understands.

(Pub. L. 99–509, title V, §5101(2), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1917.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Section 5111 authorizes the Secretary to prescribe regulations requiring that the master of a vessel be provided with loading and stability information for the vessel that the master understands.