---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "stII/ptB/ch43"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 43"
heading: "Recreational Vessels"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/46/stII-ptB-ch43"
sections_count: 12
---

# Chapter 43 — Recreational Vessels

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

## Sections

- [§4301. Application](/usc/46/4301.md)
- [§4302. Regulations](/usc/46/4302.md)
- [§4303. Inspection and testing](/usc/46/4303.md)
- [§4304. Importation of nonconforming vessels and equipment](/usc/46/4304.md)
- [§4305. Exemptions and equivalents](/usc/46/4305.md)
- [§4306. Federal preemption](/usc/46/4306.md)
- [§4307. Prohibited acts](/usc/46/4307.md)
- [§4308. Termination of unsafe operation](/usc/46/4308.md)
- [§4309. Investigation and reporting](/usc/46/4309.md)
- [§4310. Repair and replacement of defects](/usc/46/4310.md)
- [§4311. Penalties and injunctions](/usc/46/4311.md)
- [§4312. Engine cut-off switches](/usc/46/4312.md)