Merchant Marine

Finding the law: Merchant Marine in the U.S. Code

A collection of general and permanent laws relating to merchant marine, passed by the United States Congress, are organized by subject matter arrangements in the United States Code (U.S.C.; this label examines merchant marine topics), to make them easy to use (usually, organized by legal areas into Titles, Chapters and Sections). The platform provides introductory material to the U.S. Code, and cross references to case law. View the U.S. Code’s table of contents here.

Merchant Marine

In Legislation

Merchant Marine in the U.S. Code: Title 46, Subtitle V

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating merchant marine are compiled in the United States Code under Title 46, Subtitle V. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Shipping (including merchant marine) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Merchant Marine of the US Code, including merchant marine) by chapter and subchapter.