Current through October 31, 2024
Section 185.502 - Crew and passenger list(a) The owner, charterer, managing operator, or master of the following vessels must keep a correct list of the names of all persons that embark on and disembark from the vessel:(1) A vessel making a coastwise or oceans voyage where:(i) Passengers embark or disembark from the vessel to another vessel or port other than at the port of origin; or(ii) Passengers are carried overnight;(2) A vessel making a voyage of more than 300 miles on the Great Lakes, except from a Canadian to a United States port; and(3) A vessel arriving from a foreign port, except at a United States Great Lakes port from a Canadian Great Lakes port.(b) The master of a vessel required to prepare a crew and passenger list by paragraph (a) of this section shall see that the list is prepared prior to departing on a voyage. The list must be communicated verbally or in writing ashore at the vessel's normal berthing location or with a representative of the owner or managing operator of the vessel. The crew and passenger list shall be available to the Coast Guard upon request.