49 C.F.R. § 850.5

Current through October 31, 2024
Section 850.5 - Definitions

As used in this part:

(a)Act means Title III of Pub. L. 93-633, the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 ( 49 U.S.C. 1901, et seq. ).
(b)Board means the National Transportation Safety Board.
(c)Chairman means the Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board.
(d)Commandant means the Commandant of the Coast Guard.
(e)Major marine casualty means a casualty involving a vessel, other than a public vessel, that results in-
(1) The loss of six or more lives;
(2) The loss of a mechanically propelled vessel of 100 or more gross tons;
(3) Property damage initially estimated as $500,000 or more; or
(4) Serious threat, as determined by the Commandant and concurred in by the Chairman, to life, property, or the environment by hazardous materials.
(f)Public vessel means a vessel owned by the United States, except a vessel to which the Act of October 25, 1919, c. 82 (41 Stat. 305, 46 U.S.C. 363 ) applies.
(g)Vessel of the United States means a vessel-
(1) Documented, or required to be documented, under the laws of the United States;
(2) Owned in the United States; or
(3) Owned by a citizen or resident of the United States and not registered under a foreign flag.

49 C.F.R. § 850.5