97 STAT. 510 PUBLIC LAW 98-89—AUG. 26, 1983 § 3101. Authority to suspend inspection When the President decides that the needs of foreign commerce require, the President may suspend a provision of this part for a foreign-built vessel registered as a vessel of the United States on conditions the President may specify. CHAPTER 33—INSPECTION GENERALLY Sec. 3301. Vessels subject to inspection. 3302. Exemptions. 3303. Reciprocity for foreign vessels. 3304. Carrying individuals in addition to crew. 3305. Scope and standards of inspection. 3306. Regulations. 3307. Frequency of inspection. 3308. Examinations. 3309. Certificate of inspection. 3310. Records of certification. 3311. Certificate of inspection required. 3312. Display of certificate of inspection. 3313. Compliance with certificate of inspection. 3314. Expiration of certificate of inspection. 3315. Disclosure of defects and protection of informants. 3316. United States classification societies. 3317. Fees. 3318. Penalties. § 3301. Vessels subject to inspection The following categories of vessels are subject to inspection under this part: (1) freight vessels. (2) nautical school vessels. (3) offshore supply vessels. (4) passenger vessels. (5) sailing school vessels. (6) seagoing barges. (7) seagoing motor vessels. (8) small passenger vessels. (9) steam vessels. ^..j,. (10) tank vessels. § 3302. Exemptions (a) A vessel is not excluded from one category only because the vessel is— (1) included in another category of section 3301 of this title; or (2) excluded by this section from another category of section 3301 of this title. (b) A motor vessel engaged in fishing as a regular business, including oystering, clamming, crabbing, or the kelp or sponge industry, is exempt from section 3301(1), (4), and (7) of this title. (c)(1) Before January 1, 1988, a motor vessel is exempt from section 3301(1), (4), and (7) of this title if the vessel is not more than 500 gross tons and— (A) is a cannery tender or a fishing tender in the salmon or crab fisheries of Alaska, Oregon, and Washington; and (B) only carries cargo to or from vessels in those fisheries or a facility used in processing or assembling fishery products, or transports cannery or fishing personnel to or from operating locations.
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