---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "stV/ptF/ch575/schII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter II"
heading: "Charters"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/46/stV-ptF-ch575-schII"
sections_count: 12
---

# Subchapter II — Charters

Title 46 — Shipping › Subtitle V — Merchant Marine › Part F — Government-Owned Merchant Vessels › Chapter 575 — Construction, Charter, and Sale of Vessels

## Sections

- [§57511. Demise charters](/usc/46/57511.md)
- [§57512. Competitive bidding](/usc/46/57512.md)
- [§57513. Minimum bid](/usc/46/57513.md)
- [§57514. Qualifications of bidders](/usc/46/57514.md)
- [§57515. Awarding of charters](/usc/46/57515.md)
- [§57516. Operating-differential subsidies](/usc/46/57516.md)
- [§57517. Recovery of excess profits](/usc/46/57517.md)
- [§57518. Performance bond](/usc/46/57518.md)
- [§57519. Insurance](/usc/46/57519.md)
- [§57520. Vessel maintenance](/usc/46/57520.md)
- [§57521. Termination of charter during national emergency](/usc/46/57521.md)
- [§57522. Books and records, balance sheets, and inspection and auditing](/usc/46/57522.md)