46 U.S.C. § 14503

Certificate of measurement

(a)

The Secretary shall prescribe the certificate to be issued as evidence of a vessel’s measurement under this chapter.

(b)

The certificate shall be maintained as required by the Secretary.

( Pub. L. 99–509, title V, § 5101(3) , Oct. 21, 1986 , 100 Stat. 1923 ; Pub. L. 111–281, title III, § 303(e)(2) , Oct. 15, 2010 , 124 Stat. 2925 .)