[ve-l] Definition Question

[hleahy142 at adelphia.net]

The answer is in 33CFR151.05 Definitions.

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Oceangoing ship means a ship that--
    (1) Is operated under the authority of the United States and engages in international voyages;
    (2) Is operated under the authority of the United States and is certificated for ocean service;
    (3) Is operated under the authority of the United States and is certificated for coastwise service beyond three miles from land;
    (4) Is operated under the authority of the United States and operates at any time seaward of the outermost boundary of the territorial sea of the United States as defined in Sec.  2.05 of this chapter; or 
    (5) Is operated under the authority of a country other than the United States.

    Note: A Canadian or U.S. ship being operated exclusively on the Great Lakes of North America or their connecting and tributary waters, or exclusively on the internal waters of the United States and Canada; is not an ``oceangoing'' ship.

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See also: 33 CFR 151.51  Applicability . This governs who the Trash Management Plan rule applies to:

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(a) Except as provided by paragraph (b) of this section, Sec. Sec.  151.51 through 151.77 apply to--
    (1) Each ship that is of United States registry or nationality, or one operated under the authority of the United States, including recreational vessels defined in 46 U.S.C. 2101(25) and uninspected vessels defined in 46 U.S.C. 2101(43), wherever located; and
    (2) Each ship, other than a ship referred to in paragraph (a)(1) of 
this section, while in the navigable waters or the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States."

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Hal Leahy