![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A “covered small passenger vessel means a “small passenger vessel” as defined above that is carrying not more than 49 passengers on an overnight domestic voyage, not more than 150 passengers on a voyage that is not an overnight domestic voyage, and a wooden vessel constructed prior to Macarrying at least one passenger for hire. On December 23, 2022, President Biden signed legislation amending the 1851 Limitation of Liability Act to exclude “covered small passenger vessels.” A small passenger vessel is defined as a vessel of less than 100 gross tons carrying more than 6 passengers, including at least one passenger for hire that is chartered with the crew provided or specified by the owner or the owner’s representative and carrying more than 6 passengers that is chartered with no crew provided or specified by the owner or the owner’s representative and carrying more than 12 passengers that is a submersible vessel carrying at least one passenger for hire or that is a ferry carrying more than 5 passengers. February 2023 Longshore/Maritime Update (No. ![]()
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