[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR69.9]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 69_MEASUREMENT OF VESSELS--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 69.9  Definitions.

    As used in this part--
    Commandant means Commandant of the Coast Guard at the following 
address: Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Center, 400 7th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    Convention means the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement 
of Ships, 1969.
    Convention Measurement System means the system under subpart B of 
this part.
    Dual Measurement System means the system under subpart D of this 
part.
    Great Lakes means the Great Lakes of North America and the St. 
Lawrence River west of a rhumb line drawn from Cap des Rosiers to West 
Point, Anticosti Island, and, on the north side of Anticosti Island, the 
meridian of longitude 63 degrees west.
    Gross tonnage means a vessel's approximate volume. Under the 
Convention Measurement System, it means the total volume of all enclosed 
spaces modified by a coefficient. Under the Standard and Dual 
Measurement Systems, it means the total volume of all enclosed spaces 
less certain exempt spaces. Under the Simplified Measurement Systems, it 
means the product of a vessel's length, depth, and breadth modified by a 
coefficient.
    National Vessel Documentation Center means the organizational unit 
designated by the Commandant to process vessel documentation 
transactions and maintain vessel documentation records. The address can 
be found in Sec. 67.3 of this subchapter.
    Net tonnage means a measure of a vessel's earning capacity. Under 
the Convention Measurement System, it means the volume of the actual 
cargo and passenger spaces modified by a formula based on the vessel's 
volume. Under the Standard and Dual Measurement Systems, it means the 
gross tonnage less certain deducted spaces. Under the Simplified 
Measurement System, it means the gross tonnage modified by a 
coefficient.
    Overall length means the horizontal distance between the foremost 
part of a vessel's stem to the aftermost part of its stern, excluding 
fittings and attachments.
    Simplified Measurement System means the system under subpart E of 
this part.
    Standard Measurement System means the system under subpart C of this 
part.
    Tonnage means the volume of a vessel's enclosed spaces as calculated 
under a measurement system in this part. Tonnage calculated under the 
Standard, Dual, or Simplified Measurement System is based on tons of 100 
cubic feet each. Tonnage calculated under the Convention Measurement 
System is based on tons of 100 cubic feet modified by a logarithmic 
function.
    Vessel engaged on a foreign voyage means a vessel--
    (a) Arriving at a place under the jurisdiction of the United States 
from a place in a foreign country;

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    (b) Making a voyage between places outside of the United States;
    (c) Departing from a place under the jurisdiction of the United 
States for a place in a foreign country; or
    (d) Making a voyage between a place within a territory or possession 
of the United States and another place under the jurisdiction of the 
United States not within that territory or possession.
    Vessel of war means ``vessel of war'' as defined in 46 U.S.C. 2101.

[GCD 89-007; GCD 89-007a, 58 FR 60266, Nov. 15, 1993, 58 FR 65131, Dec. 
13, 1993, as amended by CGD 95-014, 60 FR 31606, June 15, 1995; CGD 95-
072, 60 FR 50463, Sept. 29, 1995; 60 FR 54106, Oct. 19, 1995; CGD 96-
041, 61 FR 50728, Sept. 27, 1996]