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Title 46ShippingPart / Section
Chapter IVFederal Maritime Commission500 – 599
Subchapter BRegulations Affecting Ocean Shipping in Foreign Commerce515 – 545
Part 515Licensing, Registration, Financial Responsibility Requirements and General Duties for Ocean Transportation Intermediaries515.1 – 515.91
Part 520Carrier Automated Tariffs520.1 – 520.91
Part 525Marine Terminal Operator Schedules525.1 – 525.4
Part 530Service Contracts530.1 – 530.91
Part 531NVOCC Service Arrangements531.1 – 531.99
Part 532NVOCC Negotiated Rate Arrangements532.1 – 532.91
Subpart AGeneral Provisions532.1 – 532.3
Subpart BProcedures Related to NVOCC Negotiated Rate Arrangements532.4 – 532.6
Subpart CRecordkeeping532.7 – 532.91
Part 535Ocean Common Carrier and Marine Terminal Operator Agreements Subject to the Shipping Act of 1984535.101 – 535.991
Part 540Passenger Vessel Financial Responsibility540.1 – 540.91
Subpart AProof of Financial Responsibility, Bonding and Certification of Financial Responsibility for Indemnification of Passengers for Nonperformance of Transportation540.1 – 540.9
Subpart BProof of Financial Responsibility, Bonding and Certification of Financial Responsibility To Meet Liability Incurred for Death or Injury to Passengers or Other Persons on Voyages540.20 – 540.27
Subpart CGeneral540.91
Part 541Demurrage and Detention541.1 – 541.99
Subpart ABilling Requirements and Practices541.1 – 541.99
Subpart B [Reserved]
Part 542Common Carrier Prohibitions542.1 – 542.99
§ 542.1Definition of unreasonable refusal of cargo space accommodations when available and unreasonable refusal to deal or negotiate with respect to vessel space provided by an ocean common carrier.
§ 542.2-542.98 [Reserved]
§ 542.99OMB control number assigned pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Part 545Interpretations and Statements of Policy545.1 – 545.5