U.S. Code » Title 46 » Subtitle Subtitle V— Merchant Marine › Part Part F— Government-Owned Merchant Vessels › Chapter CHAPTER 575— CONSTRUCTION, CHARTER, AND SALE OF VESSELS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— CHARTERS

46 U.S.C. § 57511

Demise charters

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A charter by the Secretary of Transportation under this chapter shall demise the vessel to the charterer subject to all usual conditions contained in a bareboat charter. The charter shall be for a term the Secretary considers to be in the best interest of the United States Government and the merchant marine.