Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: October 10, 2024) |
Title 46 - Shipping |
Chapter I - Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security |
SubChapter A - Procedures Applicable to the Public |
Part 4 - Marine Casualties and Investigations |
Subpart 4.03 - Definitions |
§ 4.03-40 - Public vessels.
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§ 4.03-40 Public vessels.
Public vessel means a vessel that -
(a) Is owned, or demise chartered, and operated by the U.S. Government or a government of a foreign country, except a vessel owned or operated by the Department of Transportation or any corporation organized or controlled by the Department (except a vessel operated by the Coast Guard or Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation); and
(b) Is not engaged in commercial service.
[CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51195, Sept. 30, 1997]