46 CFR Parts 200-499 Shipping Revised as of October 1, 2023

CFR Title 46 (Parts 200-499)|Code of Federal Regulations Title 46 Shipping Revised as of October 1, 2023

Title 46—SHIPPING is composed of nine volumes. The parts in these volumes are arranged in the following order: Parts 1–40, 41–69, 70–89, 90–139, 140–155, 156–165, 166–199, 200–499, and 500 to end. The first seven volumes containing parts 1–199 comprise chapter I—Coast Guard, DHS. The eighth volume, containing parts 200— 499, includes chapter II—Maritime Administration, DOT and chapter III—Coast Guard (Great Lakes Pilotage), DHS. The ninth volume, containing part 500 to end, includes chapter IV—Federal Maritime Commission. The contents of these volumes represent all current regulations codified under this title of the CFR as of October 1, 2023.

Table of Contents

Page
Explanation ................................................................................................ v
Title 46:
Chapter II—Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation........................................... 3
Chapter III—Coast Guard (Great Lakes Pilotage), Department of Homeland Security .......................................... 405
Finding Aids:
Table of CFR Titles and Chapters ....................................................... 435
Alphabetical List of Agencies Appearing in the CFR ......................... 455
List of CFR Sections Affected ............................................................. 465

Title 46—Shipping

(This book contains parts 200 to 499)
Part
CHAPTER II—Maritime Administration, Department of
Transportation ................................................................... 201
CHAPTER III—Coast Guard (Great Lakes Pilotage), Department
of Homeland Security ............................................... 401

CHAPTER II—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION,
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SUBCHAPTER A—POLICY, PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

CHAPTER II—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION,
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SUBCHAPTER A—POLICY, PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Part Page
200 [Reserved]
201 Rules of practice and procedure .............................. 7
202 Procedures relating to review by Secretary of
Transportation of actions by Maritime Subsidy
Board .................................................................... 29
203 Procedures relating to conduct of certain hearings
under the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended
.......................................................................... 33
204 Claims against the Maritime Administration under
the Federal Tort Claims Act ................................ 35
205 Audit appeals; policy and procedure ....................... 37
SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS AFFECTING MARITIME CARRIERS AND
RELATED ACTIVITIES
221 Regulated transactions involving documented vessels
and other maritime interests ........................ 38
232 Uniform financial reporting requirements .............. 52
SUBCHAPTER C—REGULATIONS AFFECTING SUBSIDIZED VESSELS AND
OPERATORS
249 Approval of underwriters for marine hull insurance 62
251–252 [Reserved]
272 Requirements and procedures for conducting condition
surveys and administering maintenance
and repair subsidy ................................................ 65
276 [Reserved]
277 Domestic and foreign trade; interpretations ........... 74
280–283 [Reserved]
287 Establishment of construction reserve funds .......... 74
289 Insurance of construction-differential subsidy vessels,
operating-differential subsidy vessels and of
vessels sold or adjusted under the Merchant Ship
Sales Act 1946 ....................................................... 90

Part Page
295 Maritime Security Program (MSP) ......................... 91
296 Maritime Security Program (MSP) ......................... 99
SUBCHAPTER D—VESSEL FINANCING ASSISTANCE
298 Obligation guarantees ............................................. 117
SUBCHAPTER E [RESERVED]
SUBCHAPTER F—POSITION REPORTING SYSTEM
307 Establishment of mandatory position reporting
system for vessels ................................................. 151
SUBCHAPTER G—EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
308 War risk insurance .................................................. 154
309 Values for war risk insurance ................................. 176
SUBCHAPTER H—TRAINING
310 Merchant Marine training ....................................... 185
SUBCHAPTER I-A—NATIONAL SHIPPING AUTHORITY
315 Agency agreements and appointment of agents ...... 212
317 Bonding of ship’s personnel ..................................... 214
324 Procedural rules for financial transactions under
Agency agreements .............................................. 216
325 Procedure to be followed by general agents in preparation
of invoices and payment of compensation
pursuant to provisions of NSA Order No. 47 ......... 221
326 Marine protection and indemnity insurance under
agreements with agents ....................................... 222
327 Seamen’s claims; administrative action and litigation
....................................................................... 224
328 Slop chests .............................................................. 234
329 Voyage data ............................................................ 236
330 Launch services ....................................................... 238
332 Repatriation of seamen ........................................... 238
335 Authority and responsibility of general agents to
undertake emergency repairs in foreign ports ..... 240
336 Authority and responsibility of general agents to
undertake in continental United States ports
voyage repairs and service equipment of vessels
operated for the account of the National Shipping
Authority under general agency agreement 242
337 General agent’s responsibility in connection with
foreign repair custom’s entries ............................ 243

Maritime Administration, DOT
Part Page
338 Procedure for accomplishment of vessel repairs
under National Shipping Authority master lump
sum repair contract—NSA-LUMPSUMREP ......... 244
339 Procedure for accomplishment of ship repairs
under National Shipping Authority individual
contract for minor repairs—NSAWORKSMALREP
.................................................. 255
340 Priority use and allocation of shipping services,
containers and chassis, and port facilities and
services for national security and national defense
related operations ....................................... 256
SUBCHAPTER I-B—CONTROL AND UTILIZATION OF PORTS
345 Restrictions upon the transfer or change in use or
in terms governing utilization of port facilities .. 263
346 Federal port controllers .......................................... 265
347 Operating contract .................................................. 268
349 Reemployment rights of certain merchant seamen 274
SUBCHAPTER J—MISCELLANEOUS
350 Seamen’s service awards ......................................... 278
351 Depositories ............................................................ 280
355 Requirements for establishing United States citizenship
................................................................. 280
356 Requirements for vessels of 100 feet or greater in
registered length to obtain a fishery endorsement
to the vessel’s documentation ..................... 284
370 Claims ..................................................................... 310
380 Procedures ............................................................... 310
381 Cargo preference—U.S.-flag vessels ......................... 315
382 Determination of fair and reasonable rates for the
carriage of bulk and packaged preference cargoes
on U.S.-flag commercial vessels ........................... 320
383 [Reserved]
385 Research and development grant and cooperative
agreements regulations ........................................ 323
386 Regulations governing public buildings and
grounds at the United States Merchant Marine
Academy ............................................................... 332
387 Utilization and disposal of surplus Federal real
property for development or operation of a port
facility ................................................................. 334
388 Administrative waivers of the Coastwise Trade
Laws ..................................................................... 337
Part Page

389 Determination of availability of coastwise-qualified
vessels for transportation of platform jackets
........................................................................ 341
SUBCHAPTER K—REGULATIONS UNDER PUBLIC LAW 91–469
390 Capital Construction Fund ...................................... 345
391 Federal income tax aspects of the Capital Construction
Fund ..................................................... 373
392 [Reserved]
393 America’s Marine Highway Program ...................... 393
394–399 [Reserved]