For purposes of Secs. 702.171 through 702.175 dealing with
certification of small vessel facilities, the following definitions are
applicable.
(a)(1) ``Small vessel'' means only those vessels described in
section 3(d)(3) of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 903(d)(3), that is:
(i) A commercial barge which is under 900 lightship displacement
tons (long); or
(ii) A commercial tugboat, towboat, crewboat, supply boat, fishing
vessel or other work vessel which is under 1,600 tons gross.
(2) For these purposes: (i) One gross ton equals 100 cubic feet, as
measured by the current formula contained in the Act of May 6, 1894 as
amended through 1974 (46 U.S.C. 77); (ii) one long ton equals 2,240 lbs;
and (iii) ``Commercial'' as it applies to ``vessel'' means any vessel
engaged in commerce but does not include military vessels or Coast Guard
vessels.
(b) ``Federal Maritime Subsidy'' means the construction differential
subsidy (CDS) or operating differential subsidy under the Merchant
Marine Act of 1936 (46 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
(c) facility means an operation of an employer at a particular
contiguous geographic location.
[51 FR 4283, Feb. 3, 1986]
