46 USC 14101 – Definitions
In this part—
(1) “Convention” means the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969.
(2) “existing vessel” means a vessel the keel of which was laid or that was at a similar stage of construction before July 18, 1982.
(3) “Great Lakes” means—
(A) the Great Lakes; and
(B) the St. Lawrence River west of—
(i) a rhumb line drawn from Cap des Rosiers to West Point, Anticosti Island; and
(ii) on the north side of Anticosti Island, the meridian of longitude 63 degrees west.
(4) “vessel that engages on a foreign voyage” means a vessel—
(A) that arrives at a place under the jurisdiction of the United States from a place in a foreign country;
(B) that makes a voyage between places outside the United States;
(C) that departs from a place under the jurisdiction of the United States for a place in a foreign country; or
(D) that makes a voyage between a place within a territory or possession of the United States and another place under the jurisdiction of the United States not within that territory or possession.
Terms Used In 46 USC 14101
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- vessel: includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water. See 1 USC 3