{"identifier":"/us/usc/t46/s57109","title":46,"num":"\u00a7\u202f57109.","heading":"Operation of vessels purchased, chartered, or leased from Secretary of Transportation","text":"\u00a7\u202f57109.\nOperation of vessels purchased, chartered, or leased from Secretary of Transportation\nUnless otherwise authorized by the Secretary of Transportation, a vessel purchased, chartered, or leased from the Secretary may be operated only under a certificate of documentation with a registry or coastwise endorsement. Such a vessel, while employed solely as a merchant vessel, is subject to the laws, regulations, and liabilities governing merchant vessels, whether the United States Government has an interest in the vessel as an owner or holds a mortgage, lien, or other interest.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t46/s57109.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s57109","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f57109."},{"t":"heading","text":"Operation of vessels purchased, chartered, or leased from Secretary of Transportation"},{"t":"content","text":"\n","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Unless otherwise authorized by the Secretary of Transportation, a vessel purchased, chartered, or leased from the Secretary may be operated only under a certificate of documentation with a registry or coastwise endorsement. Such a vessel, while employed solely as a merchant vessel, is subject to the laws, regulations, and liabilities governing merchant vessels, whether the United States Government has an interest in the vessel as an owner or holds a mortgage, lien, or other interest.","tail":"\n"}]},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}