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Maritime White Papers and Selected International Conventions

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MARITIME WHITE PAPERS

Risk of War and the Shipping Industry

Environmental Compliance and the Cruise Industry

Who Should Pay for Dredging?

The U.S. Territorial Sea and Other Lines in the Water

SELECTED INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS

Draft UNCITRAL Carriage of Goods Convention (WP.101)

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982 (UNCLOS)

Geneva Convention on the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone, 1958

Geneva Convention on the High Seas, 1958

Geneva Convention on the Continental Shelf, 1958

Geneva Convention on Fishing, 1958

International Convention for the Protection of Submarine Cables, 1884

For a longer set of links to International Conventions, click on "View Archived Items" above and then scroll down to near the end of the very long page.

U.S. Governmental Maritime Links

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U.S. COAST GUARD

U.S. Coast Guard Homepage

USCG Roles and Missions Study 2000

The U.S. Coast Guard of the 21st Century

Strategic Plan

U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Program

USCG National Pollution Funds Center

USCG Marine Safety Center

USCG National Vessel Documentation Center

USCG Navigation Center

USCG Vessel Traffic Management

POISE

Incident Management Handbook

Chemical Hazards Response Information System (CHRIS) Manual

Local Notice to Mariners

USCG Marine Safety Manual

USCG Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circulars

Navigation Rules - International & Inland

USCG Ballast Water Management Program

USCG Port State Information eXchange (PSIX)

USCG Port State Control Program

USCG Marine Casualty Reports

Report of the Fishing Vessel Casualty Task Force

U.S. Marine Transportation System Report

Marine Safety Council Proceedings (4th Quarter 1999)

Vessel Response Plan (VRP) Information

Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (SOPEP) Information

IMO Vessel Oil Spill Incident Fax Reporting Form

Oil Spill Field Operations Guide

USCG Report on International Tug of Opportunity System

Regulatory Assessment - Use of Tugs to Protect Against Oil Spills in the Puget Sound Area

Technical Appendices to Regulatory Assessment - Use of Tugs to Protect Against Oil Spills in the Puget Sound Area

STCW Convention Handbook

National Differential Global Positioning System (NDGPS) Programmatic Environmental Assessment

FOSC Report on M/V NEW CARISSA Oil Spill Response

Guidelines for Developing and Evaluating an Oil Spill Response Exercise

Vessel Plan Review Guidance

Buoys and Appendages

MSC Bulletin #01-99 - Engine Room Vents as Downflooding Points

List of USCG Approved Training Courses

USCG Guidance concerning Training Requirements for Certification of Mariner Competence in the Field of Medical Care

Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90)

AMVER Program

USCG Office of Boating Safety

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Federal Maritime Commission

FMC List of Tariffs

Strategic Plan for 2000 through 2005

FMC Performance Report FY2000.

FMC Performance Plan FY2001

OSRA Interim Status Report

Fact Finding Investigation No. 23 - Ocean Common Carrier Practices in the Transpacific Trades - Summary of Second Report and Recommendations of Investigative Officer (12/29/99)

Fact Finding Investigation No. 23 - Ocean Common Carrier Practices in the Transpacific Trades - Order Discontinuing Proceeding (12/29/99)

Docket No. 99-05 - ANERA and its Members - Opting Out of Service Contracts (12/29/99)

Award of Attorneys' Fees

MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Maritime Administration

Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council

National Maritime Resource and Education Center (NMREC)

MARAD Annual Report - FY99 (Part I)

MARAD Annual Report - FY99 (Part II)

MARAD Advisory 2000-1 (Enforcement of UN Sanctions Against Iraq)

Agreed Minutes of U.S./Chinese Maritime Negotiations

MARAD Ltr to People's Republic of China on draft shipping regulations

Schedule K - Classification of Foreign Ports by Geographic Trade Area and Country: 2000

Proposed Regulation re Fishery Endorsement Eligibility (1/5/00)

Matson Application re CDS Exemption (12/29/99)

Labor-Management Affiliations Guide 2000

MARAD Reorganization Announcement

New MARAD Organization Chart

Transfer of MSP Operating Agreements from Sea-Land to USSM

LNG Vessel Reflagging Decision

Denial of Stay of LNG Vessel Reflagging Decision

U.S.-Japan Agreement of 1997 regarding Japanese Port Restrictions

Statement re Consultations on Ports Reform in Japan

Report on Port and Shipping Safety and Environmental Protection

U.S. Merchant Marine Data Sheet (January 1999)

U.S.-Brazil Maritime Agreement

Press Release regarding U.S.-Brazil Maritime Agreement

Fact Sheet regarding U.S.-Brazil Maritime Agreement

MARAD Customer Service Report

MARAD Advisory No. 96-5 - Enforcement of United Nations Sanctions Against Iraq by the Multinational Naval Intercept Effort

ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

Surface Transportation Board

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

U.S. Department of Transportation

The Changing Face of Transportation

DOT Electronic Payment System ("DIY")

DOT Office of Hazardous Materials Safety

Executive Summary - Evaluation of Hazardous Materials Transportation Programs Evaluation of Hazardous Materials Transportation Programs Draft Report - Transportation Decision Making: A Policy Architecture for the 21st Century.

DOT Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA)

National Transportation Atlas Databases 2000 (NTAD 2000)

Report on Ready Reserve Force (RRF) Ship Managers' Contracts

Ship Scrapping Report

Report - Maritime Trade & Transportation 1999

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

National Transportation Safety Board

NTSB Recommendations to USCG re Safety Management Systems

NTSB Safety Recommendations regarding Fires on board Passenger Ships

Safety in the Skies

U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE

U.S. Customs Service

Customs Electronic Bulletin Board

Customs Administrative Enforcement Process: Fines, Penalties, Forfeitures and Liquated Damages

Proper Deductions of Freight and other Costs from Customs Values

Customs Brokers

Harmonized Tariff System of the United States for 1999 (HTSUS-99) Search Engine

GAO Report on Customs Service Compliance Program

Pleasure Vessel Reporting and Entry Requirements

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER

National Response Center

NATIONAL RESPONSE TEAM

U.S. National Response Team

NATIONAL OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

NOAA Office of Response and Restoration

NOAA Damage Assessment and Restoration Program (DARP)

NOAA DARP Publications

Natural Resource Damage Assessment Guidance under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90)

Tenyo Maru Oil Spill Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment

Tentative Restoration Settlement for North Cape Oil Spill

NOAA Marine Sanctuaries Program

NOAA International Year of the Ocean Program

National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service

National Marine Fisheries Service

Determination of West Coast Groundfish Fishery Failure

National Ocean Service

Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services

Physical Oceanographic Real-Time Systems (PORTS) Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Assessment

National Weather Service

Marine Weather

National Data Buoy Center

Dial-A-Buoy

River Watch

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U.S. CORAL REEF TASK FORCE

U.S. Coral Reef Task Force

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U.S. NAVY

Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV)

Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed Forces

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INTERAGENCY COMMISSION ON CRIME AND SECURITY IN U.S. SEAPORTS

Interagency Commission on Crime and Security in U.S. Seaports (ICCS)

ICCS Report

Non-Maritime U.S. Government Sites of Interest

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

EPA Office of Emergency and Remedial Response

EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance

Cruise Ship White Paper

National Water Quality Inventory: 1998

Ship Scrapping Guide

EPA Profile of the Water Transportation Industry

EPA Profile of the Shipbuilding and Repair Industry

EPA Office of Water

EPA Marine Pollution Control Programs

EPA Oil Spill Program

Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed Forces

Chesapeake 2000 Draft Report

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

FWS Invasive Species Program

Invasive Species Homepage

National Invasive Species Council

Invasive Species Management Plan (Draft - 7/10/00)

U.S. Department of State

Report on Worldwide Y2K Readiness

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

APHIS Commodity and Biological Risk Assessment (CoBRA)

APHIS Report - Safeguarding American Plant Resources

APHIS Documents - Solid Wood Packing Materials from China

U.S. Congress

U.S. House of Representatives - Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

U.S. Senate - Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation

U.S. Code

U.S. Code of Federal Regulations

U.S. Federal Register

GAO Report - More Consistency Needed Among EPA Regions in Approach to Enforcement

GAO Report - Port Infrastructure: Financing of Navigation Projects at Small and Medium-Sized Ports

GAO Report - Marine Pollution: Progress Made to Reduce Marine Pollution by Cruise Ships, but Important Issues Remain

GAO Report - Commercial Maritime Industry: Updated Information on Federal Assessments

GAO Testimony - Commercial Maritime Industry: Updated Information on Federal Assessments

GAO Report on Customs Service Compliance Program

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Draft Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations

Miscellaneous U.S. Government Sites

U.S. National Weather Service Forecasts

U.S. Naval Observatory Master Clock Time

U.S. Naval Observatory - Sunrise/Sunset/Twilight and Moonrise/Moonset/Phase

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

Federal Judicial Center's Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence

Non - U.S. Governmental Maritime Links

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INTERNATIONAL/MULTINATIONAL

International Maritime Organization (IMO)

Office for the London Dumping Convention

Paris MOU re Port State Control

EQUASIS

Tokyo MOU re Port State Control

Latin America MOU re Port State Control

European Union (Europa)

Safety of the Seaborne Oil Trade

Second Set of Community Measures on Maritime Safety following the Sinking of the Oil Tanker Erika

CANADA

Transport Canada

Ministerial Review of Outstanding Pilotage Issues - Report to Parliment

Canadian Coast Guard

Environment Canada

Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Transportation Safety Board of Canada

UNITED KINGDOM

UK Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Lord Donaldson's Report on Marine Salvage and Intervention in the UK

UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch

UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency

AUSTRALIA

Australian Federal Government Home Page

Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services

Environment Australia

Australia Marine Incident Investigation Unit

Australian Maritime Safety Authority

Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service - Ballast Water

Australian Transport Safety Bureau

HONG KONG

Hong Kong Marine Department

LIBERIA

Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR)

PANAMA

Panama Canal Commission

Panama Directorate General of Consular and Maritime Affairs

Panama - Vessel Registration Procedure

Panama - Index of Merchant Marine Circulars

SINGAPORE

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore

Non-Governmental Maritime Links

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The following links are to non-governmental maritime sites. Holland & Knight is not affiliated with these sites and is not responsible for their maintenance and content. These links are solely provided as a service to our readers.

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American Association of Port Authorities

American Oceans Campaign

American Waterways Operators

The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO)

The Baltic Exchange

Boatlink

British Chamber of Shipping

Center for Marine Conservation

Center for Maritime Leadership

Center for Ports and Waterways

Chemdex

Coastal Zone Law

Comite Maritime International

Congressional Information Bureau

Electronic Shipping Guide

European Institute for International Studies (IESI)

Fairplay

Federal Court Opinions

Glacier Society

Great Lakes Maritime Task Force

Homeland Security IntelWatch INTERCARGO

International Cable Protection Committee

International Commercial Terms - INCOTERMS

International Chamber of Shipping

International Registries, Inc.

INTERTANKO

International Association of Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carriers (NVOCC's)

International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF)

Journal of Commerce

Lake Carriers Association

Lighthouse Society of Great Britain

U.S. Lighthouse Society

Virtual Library: The World's Lighthouses, Lightships & Lifesaving Stations

Linda's Lighthouse Page

Lloyd's of London Press

Marine Log

Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey

Maritime Global Net

Maritime History

Maritime Law Association of the United States

British Maritime Law Association

Canadian Maritime Law Association

Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand

Maritime Law Assocation of South Africa

Multilaw

National Industrial Transportation (NIT) League

National Waterways Conference

OPSAIL 2000

Passenger Vessel Association

Port of Singapore Authority

Society of Maritime Arbitrators, Inc. Title 33, U.S. Code

Title 46, U.S. Code

TradeWinds

Transportation Institute

Transportation Intermediaries Association

Weather Underground - Marine Weather

World Shipping Directory

Country Guides (Yahoo)

State Government Maritime Links

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Following are various links to Internet sites maintained by state government agencies in the United States. The links are more representative than comprehensive, due to the numerous states involved and the large number of agencies within each state.

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NATIONAL GOVERNORS' ASSOCIATION (NGA)

National Governors' Association

NGA Emergency Management and Oil Spill Prevention and Response

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ALASKA

Alaska Home Page

Alaska Statutes

Alaska Administrative Code

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC)

ADEC Division of Spill Prevention and Response

Alaska Task Force on Motorized Oil Transport

Alaska Proposed COFR Rule.

Alaska COFR Application for Non-Tank Vessels.

ADEC Report of Oil and Hazardous Substance Response (April 1 - June 30, 2000)

Alaska Cruise Ship Initiative Report

Governor Knowles and Cruise Ship Emissions (9/14/00)

BP 1998 Alaska SONS Exercise

Alaska Department of Natural Resources

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CALIFORNIA

California Home Page

Calfornia Legislative Information

California Department of Boating and Waterways

California Department of Fish & Game

California Office of Spill Prevention and Response

California Oil Spill Contingency Plan Regulations for Non-Tank Vessels

California State Lands Commission

California Ballast Water Management Statute

California Emergency Regulations - Ballast Water Management

California Department of Water Resources

California Coastal Commission

California Resources Agency

California Environmental Resources Evaluation System

California Ocean Resources Management Program

San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC)

California Coastal Conservancy

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FLORIDA

Florida Home Page

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

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LOUISIANA

Louisiana Home Page

Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

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MAINE

Maine Home Page

Maine Legislative Publications

Maine Administrative Regulations

Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

Maine DEP Bureau of Land and Water Quality

Julie N Oil Spill: Preassessment Data Report

Maine Emergency Management Agency

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NEW YORK

New York State Home Page

NY Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)

NY DEC Division of Water

NY State Emergency Management Office

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OREGON

Oregon Home Page

Oregon Bills and Laws

Oregon Administrative Rules

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)

DEQ Marine Oil Spill Prevention Program

Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife

Oregon State Marine Board

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TEXAS

Texas Home Page

Texas Statutes

Texas Administrative Code

Texas General Land Office (GLO)

Texas Oil Spill Prevention and Response Program

Texas Division of Emergency Management

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

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WASHINGTON STATE

Washington Home Page

Washington Department of Ecology

Washington Office of Spill Prevention, Preparedness, and Response

Washington Ecology Laws and Rules

Report to Washington State Legislature on the Neah Bay Rescue Tug

Enforcement of Ship Regulations Suspended

Letter to Tank Vessel Owners

Maritime Insurance Companies

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Assuranceforeningen GARD (Gard Services AS)

London Steam-Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association

North of England P & I Association

Skuld

Standard Club

Steamship Mutual

Southern Seas Insurance Company

Water Quality Insurance Syndicate

West of England P & I Club

Maritime Education Institutions

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Following are various educational institutions that have specialized maritime programs:

California Maritime Academy

David Taylor Model Basin - Hydromechanics Directorate

David Taylor Model Basin - Shipbuilding Technologies Department

Great Lakes Maritime Academy

Institute of Navigation

International Maritime Law Institute

Maine Maritime Academy

Maritime Institute

Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS)

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

The Nautical Institute

New York Maritime Academy

Pacific Northwest Maritime Institute

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Seattle Maritime Academy

Stevens Institute of Technology

Texas A&M University at Galveston

U.S. Coast Guard Academy

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

U.S. National Sea Grant Program

U.S. Naval Academy

University of Delaware - Graduate College of Marine Studies

University of Maine - School of Law - Marine Law Institute

University of Massachusetts - Environmental, Coastal and Ocean Studies Graduate Department

McGill Univ. - Maritime Law

McGill Univ. - Maritime Law - Glossaries

McGill Univ. - Maritime Law - Conflicts of Law

McGill Univ. - Maritime Law - Mixed Jurisdictions

University of Southampton

University of Tokyo - Department of Environmental and Ocean Engineering

University of Washington - School of Marine Affairs

University of Washington - School of Oceanography

Webb Institute

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

World Maritime University

Classification Societies

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International Association of Classification Societies

American Bureau of Shipping

Bureau Veritas

China Classification Society

Det Norske Veritas

Germanischer Lloyd

Korean Register of Shipping

Lloyd's Register

Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (Class NK)

Registro Italiano Navale (RINA)

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping

Polish Register of Shipping

Selected Maritime Statutes of the United States

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Following are selected maritime statutes of the United States. These statutes are grouped by Chapter in various Titles of the U.S. Code. The sites at which these provisions are located are not maintained by Haight Gardner Holland & Knight, which assumes no responsibility for their content.

TITLE 14 - COAST GUARD WATERS

Part I - Regular Coast Guard

Chapter 1 - Establishment and Duties

Chapter 3 - Composition and Organization

Chapter 5 - Functions and Powers

Chapter 7 - Cooperation with Other Agencies

Chapter 9 - Coast Guard Academy

Chapter 13 - Pay, Allowances, Awards, and Other Rights and Benefits

Chapter 17 - Administration

Chapter 18 - Coast Guard Housing Authorities

Chapter 19 - Coast Guard Environmental Compliance and Restoration Program

Part II - Coast Guard Reserve and Auxiliary

Chapter 23 - Coast Guard Auxiliary

Chapter 25 - General Provisions for Coast Guard Reserve and Auxiliary

TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION

Chapter 7 - Protection of Migratory Game and Insectivorous Birds

Chapter 31 - Marine Mammal Protection

Chapter 32 - Marine Sanctuaries

Chapter 32A - Regional Marine Research Programs

Chapter 33 - Coastal Zone Management

Chapter 35 - Endangered Species

Chapter 38 - Fishery Conservation and Management

Chapter 67 - Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control

Chapter 74 - National Maritime Heritage

TITLE 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

Chapter 1 - Navigable Waters Generally

Chapter 3 - Navigation Rules for Harbors, Rivers, and Inland Waters Generally

Chapter 7 - Regulations for Suppression of Piracy

Chapter 8 - Summary Trials for Certain Offenses against Navigation Laws

Chapter 9 - Protection of Navigable Waters and of Harbor and River Improvements Generally

Chapter 10 - Anchorage Grounds and Harbor Regulations Generally

Chapter 11 - Bridges over Navigable Waters

Chapter 12 - River and Harbor Improvements Generally

Chapter 17 - National Ocean Survey

Chapter 18 - Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation

Chapter 19 - Saint Lawrence Seaway

Chapter 24 - Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Communications

Chapter 25 - Ports and Waterways Safety Program

Chapter 26 - Water Pollution Prevention and Control

Chapter 27 - Ocean Dumping

Chapter 28 - Pollution Casualties on the High Seas: United States Intervention

Chapter 29 - Deepwater Ports

Chapter 30 - International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea

Chapter 32 - Inland Waterways Trust Fund

Chapter 33 - Prevention of Pollution from Ships

Chapter 34 - Inland Navigation Rules

Chapter 35 - Artificial Reefs

Chapter 36 - Water Resources Development

Chapter 37 - Organotin Antifouling Paint Control

Chapter 38 - Dumping of Medical Waste by Public Vessels

Chapter 39 - Shore Protection from Municipal or Commercial Waste

Chapter 40 - Oil Pollution

Chapter 41 - National Coastal Monitoring

TITLE 46 - SHIPPING

Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen

Part A - General Provisions

Chapter 21 - General

Chapter 23 - Operation of vessels generally

Part B - Inspection and Regulation of Vessels

Chapter 31 - General

Chapter 32 - Management of vessels

Chapter 33 - Inspection generally

Chapter 35 - Carriage of passengers

Chapter 37 - Carriage of liquid bulk dangerous cargoes

Chapter 39 - Carriage of animals

Chapter 41 - Uninspected vessels generally

Chapter 43 - Recreational vessels

Chapter 45 - Fish processing vessels

Chapter 47 - Abandonment of barges

Part C - Load Lines of Vessels

Chapter 51 - Load lines

Part D - Marine Casualties

Chapter 61 - Reporting marine casualties

Chapter 63 - Investigating marine casualties

Part E - Merchant Seaman Licenses, Certificates, and Documents

Chapter 71 - Licenses and certificates of registry

Chapter 73 - Merchant mariners' documents

Chapter 75 - General procedures for licensing, certification, and documentation

Chapter 77 - Suspension and revocation

Part F - Manning of Vessels

Chapter 81 - General

Chapter 83 - Masters and officers

Chapter 85 - Pilots

Chapter 87 - Unlicensed personnel

Chapter 89 - Small vessel manning

Chapter 91 - Tank vessel manning standards

Chapter 93 - Great Lakes pilotage

Part G - Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief

Chapter 101 - General

Chapter 103 - Foreign and intercoastal voyages

Chapter 105 - Coastwise voyages

Chapter 106 - Fishing voyages

Chapter 107 - Effects of deceased seamen

Chapter 109 - Proceedings on unseaworthiness

Chapter 111 - Protection and relief

Chapter 112 - Merchant Mariner Benefits

Chapter 113 - Offical logbooks

Chapter 115 - Offenses and penalties

Part H - Identification of Vessels

Chapter 121 - Documentation of vessels

Chapter 123 - Numbering undocumented vessels

Chapter 125 - Vessel Identification System

Part I - State Boating Safety Programs

Chapter 131 - Recreational boating safety

Part J - Measurement of Vessels

Chapter 141 - General

Chapter 143 - Convention measurement

Chapter 145 - Regulatory measurement

Chapter 147 - Penalties

Subtitle III - Maritime Liability

Part A - General

Chapter 301 - General

Chapter 313 - Commercial Instruments and Maritime Liens

TITLE 46 - SHIPPING (APPENDIX)

Chapter 3 - Clearance and Entry

Chapter 4 - Tonnage Duties

Chapter 5 - Discriminating Duties and Reciprocal Privileges

Chapter 6 - Regulation as to Vessels Carrying Steerage Passengers

Chapter 8 - Limitation of Vessel Owner's Liability

Chapter 12 - Regulation of Vessels in Domestic Commerce

Chapter 13 - Passports and Papers of Vessels Engaged in Foreign Commerce

Chapter 14 - Inspection of Steam Vessels

Chapter 15 - Transporation of Passengers and Merchadise by Steam Vessels

Chapter 18 - Merchant Seamen

Chapter 19 - Wrecks and Salvage

Chapter 19A - Admiralty and Maritime Jurisdiction

Chapter 20 - Suits in Admiralty by or against Vessels or Cargo of United States

Chapter 21 - Death on High Seas by Wrongful Act

Chapter 22 - Suits in Admiralty against United States for Damages caused by Public Vessels or for Towage or Salvage Services

Chapter 23 - Shipping Act (1916)

Chapter 24 - Merchant Marine Act, 1920

Chapter 28 - Carriage of Goods by Sea

Chapter 34 - Safe Containers for International Cargo

Chapter 35 - Maritime Administration

Chapter 36 - International Ocean Commerce Transportation

Chapter 37 - International Maritime and Port Security

Chapter 38 - Maritime Drug Law Enforcement

Chapter 39 - Merchant Mariner Decorations and Medals

TITLE 47 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Chapter 2 - Submarine Cables

Chapter 5 - Wire or Radio Communication; Subchapter III - Special Provisions relating to Radio

Part II - Radio Equipment and Radio Operators On Board Ship

Part III - Radio Installations on Vessels Carrying Passengers for Hire

TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION

Subtitle I - Department of Transportation

Chapter 1 - Organization

Chapter 3 - General Duties and Powers

Chapter - Special Authority

Chapter 7 - Surface Transportation Board

Subtitle II - Other Government Agencies

Chapter 11 - National Transportation Safety Board

Subtitle III - General and Intermodal Programs

Chapter 51 - Transportation of Hazardous Material

Chapter 59 - Intermodal Safe Container Transportation

Maritime Treaties and Conventions

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Following are links to various Maritime Treaties and Conventions. The sources of these documents are not associated with Holland & Knight LLP, which takes no responsibility for the authoritativeness of the text.

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982

Geneva Convention on the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone, 1958

Geneva Convention on the High Seas, 1958

Geneva Convention on the Continental Shelf, 1958

Convention for the Protection of Submarine Cables, 1884

Chapter VII (Carriage of Dangerous Goods), International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1960 (SOLAS 60)

International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation, 1990

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973

Note: This is the original version of MARPOL 73. The 1978 Protocol and subsequent amendments are not reflected in this document.

Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships

Note: This version of MARPOL 73/78 updates the Annexes through 1978.

Annex III to the Protocol of 17 February 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships of 2 November 1973 (MARPOL 73/78), 1992