---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "stII/ptH/ch121/schII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter II"
heading: "Endorsements and Special Documentation"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/46/stII-ptH-ch121-schII"
sections_count: 11
---

# Subchapter II — Endorsements and Special Documentation

Title 46 — Shipping › Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen › Part H — Identification of Vessels › Chapter 121 — Documentation of Vessels

## Sections

- [§12111. Registry endorsement](/usc/46/12111.md)
- [§12112. Coastwise endorsement](/usc/46/12112.md)
- [§12113. Fishery endorsement](/usc/46/12113.md)
- [§12114. Recreational endorsement](/usc/46/12114.md)
- [§12115. Temporary endorsement for vessels procured outside the United States](/usc/46/12115.md)
- [§12116. Limited endorsements for Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands](/usc/46/12116.md)
- [§12117. Oil spill response vessels](/usc/46/12117.md)
- [§12118. Owners engaged primarily in manufacturing or mineral industry](/usc/46/12118.md)
- [§12119. Owners engaged primarily in leasing or financing transactions](/usc/46/12119.md)
- [§12120. Liquified gas tankers](/usc/46/12120.md)
- [§12121. Small passenger vessels and uninspected passenger vessels](/usc/46/12121.md)