§ 70033 - Limitation on application to foreign vessels

CHAPTER 700— PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY › SUBCHAPTER IV— DEFINITIONS, REGULATIONS, ENFORCEMENT, INVESTIGATORY POWERS, APPLICABILITY

Except pursuant to international treaty, convention, or agreement, to which the United States is a party, subchapters I through III and this subchapter shall not apply to any foreign vessel that is not destined for, or departing from, a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and that is in—

(1) innocent passage through the territorial sea of the United States; or

(2) transit through the navigable waters of the United States that form a part of an international strait.

Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “I through III” for “A through C” in introductory provisions.