existing vessel
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United States Code
33 U.S.C. § 1322 — in this section
“existing vessel” includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on the navigable waters, the construction of which is initiated before promulgation of standards and regulations under this section;
46 U.S.C. § 14101 — in this part
“existing vessel” means a vessel the keel of which was laid or that was at a similar stage of construction before July 18, 1982.
46 U.S.C. § 5101 — in this chapter
“existing vessel” means—
(A) a vessel on a domestic voyage, the keel of which was laid, or that was at a similar stage of construction, before January 1, 1986; and
(B) a vessel on a foreign voyage, the keel of which was laid, or that was at a similar stage of construction, before July 21, 1968.