§ 12303 - Exemption from numbering requirements

CHAPTER 123— NUMBERING UNDOCUMENTED VESSELS

(a) When the Secretary is the authority issuing a number under this chapter, the Secretary may exempt a vessel or class of vessels from the numbering requirements of this chapter under conditions the Secretary may prescribe.

(b) When a State is the issuing authority, it may exempt from the numbering requirements of this chapter a vessel or class of vessels exempted under subsection (a) of this section or otherwise as permitted by the Secretary.

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 1230346:1468

Section 12303 permits the Secretary and any State, when it is the issuing authority, to exempt vessels from the numbering requirements.