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LegalText 46 U.S.C. § 4105 Uninspected passenger vessels us united_states_code code_section 46 SHIPPING 41 UNINSPECTED VESSELS GENERALLY 4105 46 U.S.C. § 4105 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc46@119-100.zip /us/usc/t46/s4105 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-46/usc46.xml beb559e15602bb64c72818baeb427afb96d2bcf0ee3ba19c46b530d89bbe49cf eb1331aa3c08ed87231a3606d86b30d1b5942cdf8542f6a3df8ac1d66e86057f 84f309461e700510e101aea6eb33b9e4fb1133dc90c5174d90b3972ccc620ed3 2026-07-04 official
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46 U.S.C. § 4105 - Uninspected passenger vessels

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(a) Chapter 43 of this title applies to an uninspected passenger vessel.

(b) (1) In applying this title with respect to an uninspected vessel of less than 24 meters overall in length that carries passengers to or from a port in the United States Virgin Islands, the Secretary shall substitute “12 passengers” for “6 passengers” each place it appears in section 2101 if the Secretary determines that the vessel complies with, as applicable to the vessel—

(A) the Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Commercial Motor Vessels (commonly referred to as the “Yellow Code”), as published by the U.K. Maritime and Coastguard Agency and in effect on January 1, 2014; or

(B) the Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Commercial Sailing Vessels (commonly referred to as the “Blue Code”), as published by such agency and in effect on such date.

(2) If the Secretary establishes standards to carry out this subsection—

(A) such standards shall be identical to those established in the Codes of Practice referred to in paragraph (1); and

(B) on any dates before the date on which such standards are in effect, the Codes of Practice referred to in paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to the vessels referred to in paragraph (1).

(c) In applying this title with respect to an uninspected vessel of less than 25 feet overall in length that carries passengers on Crane Lake or waters contiguous to such lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, the Secretary shall substitute “12 passengers” for “6 passengers” each place it appears in section 2101.

(d) The Secretary shall, by regulation, require certain additional equipment which may include liferafts or other lifesaving equipment, construction standards, or specify additional operating standards for those uninspected passenger vessels defined in section 2101(55)(A) of this title.

(Pub. L. 9889, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 529; Pub. L. 103206, title V, § 511(b), Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2442; Pub. L. 113281, title III, § 319, Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3051; Pub. L. 115232, div. C, title XXXV, § 3541(b)(10), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2323; Pub. L. 115282, title V, § 502, Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4269; Pub. L. 117263, div. K, title CXVI, § 11601(c)(2), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4146; Pub. L. 11960, div. G, title LXXIII, § 7301(k)(1)(E), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1759.)

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Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 410546:145246:1453 Section 4105 provides that an uninspected passenger vessel is subject to Chapter 43, as a recreational vessel even when it is carrying not more than six passengers.

Editorial Notes

Amendments2025—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 11960 substituted “section 2101(55)(A)” for “section 2101(53)(A)”. 2022—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 117263, § 11601(c)(2)(A), substituted “section 2101” for “section 2101(51)” in introductory provisions. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117263, § 11601(c)(2)(A), substituted “section 2101” for “section 2101(51)”. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 117263, § 11601(c)(2)(B), substituted “section 2101(53)(A)” for “section 2101(51)(A)”. 2018—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 115232, § 3541(b)(10)(A), substituted “section 2101(51)” for “section 2101(42)” in introductory provisions. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115282, § 502(2), added subsec. (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d). Pub. L. 115232, § 3541(b)(10)(B), substituted “section 2101(51)(A)” for “section 2101(42)(A)”. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 115282, § 502(1), redesignated subsec. (c) as (d). 2014—Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 113281 added subsec. (b), redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c), and in subsec. (c) substituted “The” for “Within twenty-four months of the date of enactment of this subsection, the”. 1993—Pub. L. 103206 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).