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title: "33 U.S.C. § 294"
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title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
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# 33 U.S.C. § 294 - Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, § 8(b), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435

## Notes

Section, act Feb. 8, 1895, ch. 64, § 1, as added Aug. 21, 1935, ch. 595, § 3, 49 Stat. 669, related to orders to helmsmen.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of RepealRepeal effective Mar. 1, 1983, pursuant to 47 F.R. 15135, Apr. 8, 1982, see section 7 of Pub. L. 96–591, set out as an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under section 1604 of this title.