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STATUTORY LAW AND RULES

United States Code—United States Code Annotated—United States Code Service

Consult the General Index or Title Index for particular topics. Pertinent titles include:
Title 33: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
Title 46 and Title 46 Appendix: "Shipping"
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, "Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims." Found in each edition as follows:
U.S. Code: With Title 28 (vol. 15, pp. 837-847)
U.S.C.A.: With Title 28 (vol. containing Rules 71A-End, pp. 327-451)
U.S.C.S.: With Court Rules at end of set (vol. containing Rules 60-End, pp. 583-620)
"Rules of the Road"
"International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972":
33 U.S.C.S. § 1602 at p. 67 et seq. (Law. Co-op. 1987 & Supp. Lexis 2001)
"Inland Navigation Rules":
33 U.S.C. §§ 2001-2038 (1994 & Supp. V 1999)
Edelman, Paul S., and Warren Freedman. Marine Laws, Navigation and Safety. 4th ed. Charlottesville, VA : Michie Butterworth, [1994-1995]
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Loose-leaf excerpts of statutory and treaty law in the following areas: General—Regulatory authorities—Vessels—Ship mortgages—Officers, masters and seamen—Radio—Navigation—Carriage of goods and passengers—Clearance of vessels—Regulation of vessels engaged in domestic commerce and in trade with possessions, territories, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico—Regulation of the Panama Canal—Entry of vessels/Processing of vessels and cargoes—Marine casualties and salvage—Discharge and dumping of oil or hazardous substances into navigable waters and ocean waters—Oil pollution—Insurance, jurisdiction, and damages. Includes case notes.
 

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