46 CFR § 46.05-1 - Passenger vessel.

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title: "46 CFR § 46.05-1 - Passenger vessel."
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title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "46.05-1"
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chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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part_name: "SUBDIVISION LOAD LINES FOR PASSENGER VESSELS"
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# 46.05-1 Passenger vessel.

(a) For the purpose of the regulations in this part, a vessel is a passenger vessel if:

(1) Engaged on an international voyage by sea, it carries or is authorized to carry more than 12 passengers; or,

(2) Engaged on a coastwise voyage by sea or a voyage on the Great Lakes, it carries or is authorized to carry more than 16 persons in addition to the crew.