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# 46 U.S.C. § 14502 - Measurement

## Text

The Secretary shall measure a vessel to which this chapter applies in the way provided by this chapter.

(Pub. L. 99–509, title V, § 5101(3), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1923.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision NotesRevised section 14502 Source: Section (U.S. Code) 46 App. U.S.C. 71, 77, 83. Section 14502 requires the Secretary to measure a vessel to which this chapter applies as provided by this chapter.