{"data":{"id":"us/33-u.s.c.-1601","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 U.S.C. § 1601","heading":"Definitions","body":"For the purposes of this chapter—(1) “vessel” means every description of watercraft, including nondisplacement craft and seaplanes, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water; and (2) “high seas” means all parts of the sea that are not included in the territorial sea or in the internal waters of any nation.","path":["Title 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS","CHAPTER 30—INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc33@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:09Z","sha256":"592c5afb5c56a45c5efc950c1f164676fe0a1336d584f901f5553623b2b45375","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/33-u.s.c.-1524","next":"us/33-u.s.c.-1602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}