---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 U.S.C. § 3312"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
number: "3312"
heading: "Display of certificate of inspection"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/46/3312"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen"
  - "Part B — Inspection and Regulation of Vessels"
  - "Chapter 33 — Inspection Generally"
---

# §3312. Display of certificate of inspection


The certificate of inspection issued to a vessel under [section 3309 of this title](/usc/46/3309.md) shall be displayed, suitably framed, in a conspicuous place on the vessel. When it is not practicable to so display the certificate, it shall be carried in the manner prescribed by regulation.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 515.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |
| --- | --- |
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
| 3312 | 46:400 |

Section 3312 requires the conspicuous display of the certificate of inspection to provide notice that the vessel is in compliance with applicable maritime safety laws and regulations. The section also applies to the posting of the temporary certificate of inspection.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective Apr. 15, 1984, see section 2(g)(1) of Pub. L. 98–89, set out as a note under section 3101 of this title.