Section text and notes
act June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 1 30 Stat. 100 Section 201, , , related to ascertainment of risk of collision.
act June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 1 30 Stat. 100 Section 202, , , related to sailing vessels approaching one another.
June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 1 30 Stat. 100 Aug. 21, 1935, ch. 595, § 2 49 Stat. 669 Section 203, acts , ; , , related to steam vessels approaching, meeting, or passing one another.
act June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 1 30 Stat. 101 Section 204, , , related to steam vessels crossing.
June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 1 30 Stat. 101 Pub. L. 89–764, § 180 Stat. 1313 Section 205, acts , ; , , , related to steam and sailing vessels meeting.
act June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 1 30 Stat. 101 Section 206, , , provided that vessel having the right of way was to keep course.
act June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 1 30 Stat. 101 Section 207, , , related to situation when a vessel crosses ahead of a vessel having the right-of-way.
act June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 1 30 Stat. 101 Section 208, , , related to duty of steam vessels to slacken speed.
act June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 1 30 Stat. 101 Section 209, , , provided that an overtaking vessel keep out of the way and defined the term “overtaking vessel”.
June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 1 30 Stat. 101 Pub. L. 89–764, § 280 Stat. 1313 Section 210, acts , ; , , , related to operation of steam vessels in a narrow channel.
act June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 1 30 Stat. 102 Section 211, , , related to right of way of fishing vessels or boats.
act June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 1 30 Stat. 102 Section 212, , , provided for departure from the rules in special circumstances.
act June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 1 30 Stat. 102 Section 213, , , related to signal to be given that a vessel’s engines are going at full speed astern.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of Repeal
section 7 of Pub. L. 96–591section 1604 of this titleRepeal effective , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under .