---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "stII/ptH/ch121"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 121"
heading: "Documentation of Vessels"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/46/stII-ptH-ch121"
sections_count: 31
---

# Chapter 121 — Documentation of Vessels

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

## Contents

- [Subchapter I — General](/usc/46/stII-ptH-ch121-schI.md)
- [Subchapter II — Endorsements and Special Documentation](/usc/46/stII-ptH-ch121-schII.md)
- [Subchapter III — Miscellaneous](/usc/46/stII-ptH-ch121-schIII.md)
- [Subchapter IV — Penalties](/usc/46/stII-ptH-ch121-schIV.md)