---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "stIII/ch309"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 309"
heading: "Suits in Admiralty Against the United States"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/46/stIII-ch309"
sections_count: 18
---

# Chapter 309 — Suits in Admiralty Against the United States

Title 46 — Shipping › Subtitle III — Maritime Liability

## Sections

- [§30901. Short title](/usc/46/30901.md)
- [§30902. Definition](/usc/46/30902.md)
- [§30903. Waiver of immunity](/usc/46/30903.md)
- [§30904. Exclusive remedy](/usc/46/30904.md)
- [§30905. Period for bringing action](/usc/46/30905.md)
- [§30906. Venue](/usc/46/30906.md)
- [§30907. Procedure for hearing and determination](/usc/46/30907.md)
- [§30908. Exemption from arrest or seizure](/usc/46/30908.md)
- [§30909. Security](/usc/46/30909.md)
- [§30910. Exoneration and limitation](/usc/46/30910.md)
- [§30911. Costs and interest](/usc/46/30911.md)
- [§30912. Arbitration, compromise, or settlement](/usc/46/30912.md)
- [§30913. Payment of judgment or settlement](/usc/46/30913.md)
- [§30914. Release of privately owned vessel after arrest or attachment](/usc/46/30914.md)
- [§30915. Seizures and other proceedings in foreign jurisdictions](/usc/46/30915.md)
- [§30916. Recovery by the United States for salvage services](/usc/46/30916.md)
- [§30917. Disposition of amounts recovered by the United States](/usc/46/30917.md)
- [§30918. Reports](/usc/46/30918.md)