33 USC 1601 - Definitions

U.S Code last checked for updates: Apr 25, 2024

§ 1601.

Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter—

(1)

“vessel” means every description of watercraft, including nondisplacement craft and seaplanes, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water; and

(2)

“high seas” means all parts of the sea that are not included in the territorial sea or in the internal waters of any nation.

(Pub. L. 95–75, § 2, July 27, 1977, 91 Stat. 308.)

cite as: 33 USC 1601