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United States Code Title 46 — Shipping

§ 3501. Number of passengers

§ 3501.

Number of passengers

(a)

Each certificate of inspection issued to a vessel carrying passengers (except a ferry) shall include a statement on the number of passengers that the vessel is permitted to carry.

(b)

The owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel is liable to a person suing them for carrying more passengers than the number of passengers permitted by the certificate of inspection in an amount equal to—

(1)

passage money; and

(2)

$100 for each passenger in excess of the number of passengers permitted.

(c)

An owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel that knowingly carries more passengers than the number of passengers permitted by the certificate of inspection also shall be fined not more than $100, imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both.

(d)

The vessel also is liable in rem for a penalty under this section.

(e)

An offshore supply vessel may not carry passengers except in an emergency.