22 USC § 3821 - Vessels subject to inspection

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s3821"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 3821 - Vessels subject to inspection"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "3821"
section_name: "Vessels subject to inspection"
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, § 1811, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 492.)"
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# § 3821. Vessels subject to inspection

With the exception of private vessels merely transiting the Panama Canal, and of public vessels of all nations, vessels navigating the waters of the Panama Canal shall be subject to an annual inspection of hulls, boilers, machinery, equipment, and passenger accommodations.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1811, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 492.)