---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "stII/ptH/ch125"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 125"
heading: "Vessel Identification System"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/46/stII-ptH-ch125"
sections_count: 7
---

# Chapter 125 — Vessel Identification System

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

## Sections

- [§12501. Establishment of a vessel identification system](/usc/46/12501.md)
- [§12502. Identification numbers, signal letters, and markings](/usc/46/12502.md)
- [§12503. Information available to the system](/usc/46/12503.md)
- [§12504. Information available from the system](/usc/46/12504.md)
- [§12505. Fees](/usc/46/12505.md)
- [§12506. Delegation of authority](/usc/46/12506.md)
- [§12507. Penalties](/usc/46/12507.md)