GroundRules
46 CFR 4.03-40: -40 Public vessels.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 46—Shipping
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER A—PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE PUBLIC
- PART 4—MARINE CASUALTIES AND INVESTIGATIONS
- Subpart 4.03—Definitions
Public vessel means a vessel that—
(a) Is owned, or demise chartered, and operated by the U.S. Government or a government of a foreign country, except a vessel owned or operated by the Department of Transportation or any corporation organized or controlled by the Department (except a vessel operated by the Coast Guard or Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation); and
(b) Is not engaged in commercial service.
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