---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "stV/ptF/ch571"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 571"
heading: "General Authority"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/46/stV-ptF-ch571"
sections_count: 13
---

# Chapter 571 — General Authority

Title 46 — Shipping › Subtitle V — Merchant Marine › Part F — Government-Owned Merchant Vessels

## Sections

- [§57100. National Defense Reserve Fleet](/usc/46/57100.md)
- [§57101. Placement of vessels in National Defense Reserve Fleet](/usc/46/57101.md)
- [§57102. Disposition of vessels](/usc/46/57102.md)
- [§57103. Donation of vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet](/usc/46/57103.md)
- [§57104. Acquisition of vessels from sale of obsolete vessels](/usc/46/57104.md)
- [§57105. Acquisition of vessels for essential services, routes, or lines](/usc/46/57105.md)
- [§57106. Maintenance, improvement, and operation of vessels](/usc/46/57106.md)
- [§57107. Vessels for other agencies](/usc/46/57107.md)
- [§57108. Consideration of ballast and equipment in determining selling price](/usc/46/57108.md)
- [§57109. Operation of vessels purchased, chartered, or leased from Secretary of Transportation](/usc/46/57109.md)
- [§57110. Salvage recoveries for subrogated ownership of vessels and cargoes](/usc/46/57110.md)
- [§57111. Definition of obsolete vessel](/usc/46/57111.md)
- [§57112. Requirements for purchasing federally auctioned vessels](/usc/46/57112.md)