---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "stII/ptB/ch31"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 31"
heading: "General"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/46/stII-ptB-ch31"
sections_count: 6
---

# Chapter 31 — General

Title 46 — Shipping › Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen › Part B — Inspection and Regulation of Vessels

## Sections

- [§3101. Authority to suspend inspection](/usc/46/3101.md)
- [§3102. Immersion suits](/usc/46/3102.md)
- [§3103. Use of reports, documents, and records](/usc/46/3103.md)
- [§3104. Survival craft](/usc/46/3104.md)
- [§3105. Electronic charts](/usc/46/3105.md)
- [§3106. Master key control system](/usc/46/3106.md)