46 USC § 8903 - Self-propelled, uninspected passenger vessels

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s8903"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "46 USC § 8903 - Self-propelled, uninspected passenger vessels"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "8903"
section_name: "Self-propelled, uninspected passenger vessels"
chapter_number: 89
chapter_name: "SMALL VESSEL MANNING"
part_number: "F"
part_name: "Manning of Vessels"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 555; Pub. L. 99–307, § 1(14)(B), (C), May 19, 1986, 100 Stat. 446.)"
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# § 8903. Self-propelled, uninspected passenger vessels

A self-propelled, uninspected passenger vessel shall be operated by an individual licensed by the Secretary to operate that type of vessel, under prescribed regulations.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 555; Pub. L. 99–307, § 1(14)(B), (C), May 19, 1986, 100 Stat. 446.)

| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
| --- | --- |
| 8903 | 46:1461(e), (f) |

Section 8903 requires that an uninspected passenger vessel be operated by a licensed individual for that type of vessel.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1986— substituted “Self-propelled, uninspected” for “Uninspected” in section catchline and “A self-propelled,” for “An” in text.