Notes on measurement of vessels : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on measurement of vessels : US Code - Notes

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Part J contains provisions that apply to the measurement of a
vessel to determine its tonnage. Tonnage is a measurement of a
vessel's volume and is used for international, customs, and
regulatory purposes. This part implements the 1969 International
Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships and provides a framework
for phasing in the international system as the method of measuring
ships domestically, to establish uniformity in ship measurement.
The availability of an alternate domestic regulatory system of
measurement is continued so that the application of domestic laws
will be preserved in order that vessels engaged in domestic
commerce will not be adversely affected.