{"identifier":"/us/usc/t46/s5101","title":46,"num":"\u00a7\u202f5101.","heading":"Definitions","text":"\u00a7\u202f5101.\nDefinitions\nIn this chapter\u2014\n(1) \u201cdomestic voyage\u201d means movement of a vessel between places in, or subject to the jurisdiction of, the United States, except movement between\u2014\n(A) a place in a territory or possession of the United States or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; and\n(B) a place outside that territory, possession, or Trust Territory.\n(2) \u201ceconomic benefit of the overloading\u201d means the amount obtained by multiplying the weight of the overload (in tons) by the lesser of\u2014\n(A) the average freight rate value of a ton of the vessel\u2019s cargo for the voyage; or\n(B) $50.\n(3) \u201cexisting vessel\u201d means\u2014\n(A) a vessel on a domestic voyage, the keel of which was laid, or that was at a similar stage of construction, before\nJanuary 1, 1986\n(B) a vessel on a foreign voyage, the keel of which was laid, or that was at a similar stage of construction, before\nJuly 21, 1968\n(4) \u201cfreeboard\u201d means the distance from the mark of the load line assigned under this chapter to the freeboard deck.\n(5) \u201cfreeboard deck\u201d means the deck or other structure the Secretary prescribes by regulation.\n(6) \u201cminimum safe freeboard\u201d means the freeboard that the Secretary decides cannot be reduced safely without limiting the operation of the vessel.\n(7) \u201cweight of the overload\u201d means the amount obtained by multiplying the number of inches that the vessel is submerged below the applicable assigned freeboard by the tons-an-inch immersion factor for the vessel at the assigned minimum safe freeboard.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t46/s5101.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s5101","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f5101."},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"In this chapter\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t46/s5101/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" \u201cdomestic voyage\u201d means movement of a vessel between places in, or subject to the jurisdiction of, the United States, except movement between\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t46/s5101/1/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" a place in a territory or possession of the United States or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t46/s5101/1/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" a place outside that territory, possession, or Trust Territory.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t46/s5101/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" \u201ceconomic benefit of the overloading\u201d means the amount obtained by multiplying the weight of the overload (in tons) by the lesser of\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t46/s5101/2/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" the average freight rate value of a ton of the vessel\u2019s cargo for the voyage; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t46/s5101/2/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" $50.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t46/s5101/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" \u201cexisting vessel\u201d means\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t46/s5101/3/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" a vessel on a domestic voyage, the keel of which was laid, or that was at a similar stage of construction, before ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"January 1, 1986","tail":"; and"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t46/s5101/3/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" a vessel on a foreign voyage, the keel of which was laid, or that was at a similar stage of construction, before ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"July 21, 1968","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t46/s5101/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cfreeboard\u201d means the distance from the mark of the load line assigned under this chapter to the freeboard deck.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t46/s5101/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cfreeboard deck\u201d means the deck or other structure the Secretary prescribes by regulation.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t46/s5101/6","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(6)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cminimum safe freeboard\u201d means the freeboard that the Secretary decides cannot be reduced safely without limiting the operation of the vessel.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t46/s5101/7","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(7)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cweight of the overload\u201d means the amount obtained by multiplying the number of inches that the vessel is submerged below the applicable assigned freeboard by the tons-an-inch immersion factor for the vessel at the assigned minimum safe freeboard.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}