United States Code Title 46 — Shipping

§ 14302. Measurement

§ 14302.

Measurement

(a)

The Secretary shall measure a vessel to which this chapter applies in the way provided by this chapter and the Convention.

(b)

A vessel measured under this chapter may not be required to be measured under another law.

(c)

Unless otherwise provided by law, the measurement of a vessel under this chapter applies to a law of the United States whose applicability depends on a vessel’s tonnage, if that law—

(1)

becomes effective after July 18, 1994; or

(2)

is in effect before July 19, 1994, is not enumerated in section 14305 of this title, and is identified by the Secretary by regulation as a law to which this chapter applies.