{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-5106","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 5106","heading":"Load line certificate","body":"(a) On finding that a load line survey of a vessel under this chapter is satisfactory and that the vessel’s load lines are marked correctly, the Secretary shall issue the vessel a load line certificate and deliver it to the owner, master, or individual in charge of the vessel. (b) The certificate shall be maintained as required by the Secretary.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 51—LOAD LINES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc46@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:50Z","sha256":"22c51863a4616b91707b1c68bbb3b4637a3d067f8028e913714937abaa42c1c0","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-5105","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-5107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}