---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 535.312"
title: "46"
number: "535.312"
heading: "Vessel charter party-exemption."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/535.312"
---

# §535.312. Vessel charter party-exemption.

- (a) For purposes of this section, vessel charter party shall mean a contractual agreement between two ocean common carriers for the charter of the full reach of a vessel, which agreement sets forth the entire terms and conditions (including duration, charter hire, and geographical or operational limitations, if any) under which the vessel will be employed.
- (b) Vessel charter parties, as defined in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, are exempt from the filing requirements of the Act and this part.
- (c) The filing fee for optional filing of vessel charter parties is provided in [§ 535.401(g)](/cfr/46/535.401.md?p=g).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 553; 46 U.S.C., 40101-40104, 40301-40307, 40501-40503, 40901-40904, 41101-41109, 41301-41302, and 41305-41307, 46105.

### Source

Source: 69 FR 64414, Nov. 4, 2004, unless otherwise noted.