Vessels requiring documentation

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Title 46—SHIPPING > Subtitle II—Vessels and Seamen > Part H—Identification of Vessels > CHAPTER 121—DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS > SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL

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Except as otherwise provided, a vessel may engage in a trade only if the vessel has been issued a certificate of documentation with an endorsement for that trade under this chapter.

( Pub. L. 109–304, § 5 , Oct. 6, 2006 , 120 Stat. 1492 ; Pub. L. 111–281, title IX, § 901(c)(1) , Oct. 15, 2010 , 124 Stat. 3008 .)

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