§12103. General eligibility requirements — Inbound Citations
46 U.S.C. § 12103
Cited by 17 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to 46 U.S.C. § 12103 as a whole
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(a) Except as provided in section 12152 of this title, the Secretary, on receipt of a proper application, shall issue a certificate of documentation or a temporary certificate of documentation for a vessel satisfying the requirements of section 12103 of this title. The certificate shall contain each endorsement under subchapter II of this chapter for which the owner applies and the vessel is eligible.
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(b) The Secretary may delegate, subject to the supervision and control of the Secretary and under terms prescribed by regulation, to private entities determined and certified by the Secretary to be qualified, the authority to issue a temporary certificate of documentation for a recreational vessel eligible under section 12103 of this title. A temporary certificate issued under this subsection is valid for not more than 30 days.
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(a) A registry endorsement may be issued for a vessel that satisfies the requirements of section 12103 of this title.
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(1) satisfies the requirements of section 12103 of this title;
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(1) satisfies the requirements of section 12103 of this title and, if owned by an entity, the entity satisfies the ownership requirements in subsection (c);
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(a) A recreational endorsement may be issued for a vessel that satisfies the requirements of section 12103 of this title.
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(a) The Secretary and the Secretary of State, acting jointly, may provide for the issuance of a certificate of documentation with an appropriate endorsement for a vessel procured outside the United States and meeting the ownership requirements of section 12103 of this title.
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(1) satisfies the requirements of section 12103 of this title;
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(b) A vessel satisfying subsection (a) is deemed to be owned only by citizens of the United States under sections 12103, 12132, and 50501 of this title.
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(E) a commercial lender organized under the laws of the United States or of a State and eligible to own a vessel for purposes of documentation under section 12103 of this title; or
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(1) a person eligible to own a documented vessel under section 12103 of this title; or
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(1) An ocean common carrier that is the owner, operator, or bareboat, time, or slot charterer of a liner vessel documented under section 12103 or 12111(c) of this title may agree with an ocean common carrier described in paragraph (2) to which it charters or subcharters the vessel or space on the vessel that the charterer or subcharterer may not use or make available space on the vessel for the carriage of cargo reserved by law for vessels of the United States.
Citations to §12103(b)
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(3) is at least 50 percent owned by individuals or entities described in section 12103(b) of this title; and
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(i) a shipyard located in the United States that is an eligible owner specified under section 12103(b) of this title; or
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(I) a shipyard located in the United States that is an eligible owner specified under section 12103(b); or
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(II) operated by a shipyard located in the United States that is an eligible owner specified under section 12103(b).