PUBLIC LAW 98-89 —AUG. 26, 1983 97 STAT. 519 Fine and imprisonment. § 3501. Number of passengers (a) Each certificate of inspection issued to a vessel carrying pas- sengers (except a ferry), shall include a statement on the number of passengers that the vessel is permitted to carry. (b) The owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel is liable to a person suing them for carrying more passengers than the number of passengers permitted by the certificate of inspection in an amount equal to— (1) passage money; and (2) $100 for each passenger in excess of the number of passen- gers permitted. (c) An owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel that knowingly violates subsection Ob) of this section also shall be fined not more than $100, imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both. (d) The vessel also is liable in rem for a penalty under this section. (e) An offshore supply vessel may not carry passengers except in an emergency. § 3502. List or count of passengers (a) The owner, charterer, managing operator, master, or indi- vidual in charge of the following categories of vessels carrying passengers shall keep a correct list of passengers received and delivered from day to day: (1) vessels arriving from foreign ports (except at United States Great Lakes ports from Canadian Great Lakes ports). (2) seagoing vessels in the coastwise trade. (3) passenger vessels making voyages of more than 300 miles on the Great Lakes except from a Canadian to a United States port. (b) The master of a vessel carrsdng passengers (except a vessel listed in subsection (a) of this section) shall keep a correct count of all passengers received and delivered. (c) Lists and counts required under this section shall be open to the inspection of designated officials of the Coast Guard and the Customs Service at all times. The total number of passengers shall be provided to the Coast Guard when requested. (d) This section applies to a foreign vessel arriving at a United States port. (e) The owner, charterer, managing operator, master, or Individ- Civil penalty. ual in charge of a passenger vessel failing to make a list or count of passengers as required by this section is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $100. The vessel also is liable in rem for the penalty. § 3503. Fire-retardant materials A passenger vessel of the United States having berth or stateroom accommodations for at least 50 passengers shall be granted a certifi- cate of inspection only if the vessel is constructed of fire-retardant materials. Before November 1, 1988, this section does not apply to a vessel operating only on the inland rivers. § 3504. Notification to passengers (a) A person selling passage on a foreign or domestic passenger vessel having berth or stateroom accommodations for at least 50 passengers and embarking passengers at United States ports for a
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