In any foreign port where there is no resident consul of the United States, or on the high seas, the senior officer present afloat has the powers of a consul in relation to mariners of the United States.
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 104170A Stat. 372Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(5)132 Stat. 1834(, , § 5948; renumbered § 8168, , , .)
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Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
5948 | R.S. 1433. | |
The words “the senior officer present afloat” are substituted for the words “The commanding officer of any fleet, squadron, or vessel acting singly”. At the time of enactment of the Revised Statutes, the word “squadron” meant any number of vessels more than one. Today the concept of “senior officer present afloat” covers as nearly as possible the current equivalent of the original statute.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 115–232section 5948 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
Pub. L. 115–232section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232section 3001 of this titleAmendment by effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .