46 USC § 8105 - Fishing vessel exemption

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s8105"
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title: "46 USC § 8105 - Fishing vessel exemption"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "8105"
section_name: "Fishing vessel exemption"
chapter_number: 81
chapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "F"
part_name: "Manning of Vessels"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 104–324, title XI, § 1146(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3992.)"
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# § 8105. Fishing vessel exemption

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, nor any amendment to such convention, shall apply to a fishing vessel, including a fishing vessel used as a fish tender vessel.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 104–324, title XI, § 1146(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3992.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 8105, , , , authorized Secretary to prescribe regulations to carry out this part prior to repeal by , , .