22 USC § 3811 - Operating regulations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s3811"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 3811 - Operating regulations"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "3811"
section_name: "Operating regulations"
chapter_number: 51
chapter_name: "PANAMA CANAL"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATIONS"
part_number: "8"
part_name: "Shipping and Navigation"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1801, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 492; Pub. L. 104–201, div. C, title XXXV, § 3545, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2867.)"
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# § 3811. Operating regulations

The Commission may prescribe, and from time to time amend, regulations governing—

**(1)** the operation of the Panama Canal;

**(2)** the navigation of the harbors and other waters of the Panama Canal and areas adjacent thereto, including the ports of Balboa and Cristobal;

**(3)** the passage and control of vessels through the Panama Canal or any part thereof, including the locks and approaches thereto;

**(4)** pilotage in the Panama Canal or the approaches thereto through the adjacent waters; and

**(5)** the licensing of officers or other operators of vessels navigating the waters of the Panama Canal and areas adjacent thereto, including the ports of Balboa and Cristobal.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1801, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 492; Pub. L. 104–201, div. C, title XXXV, § 3545, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2867.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1996— substituted “Commission” for “President” in introductory provisions.