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Ship Mortgage Act - Preferred Mortgages, 46 USC 31322

The Ship Mortgage Act provision at 46 USC 31322 sets the requirements for a mortgage on a vessel to qualify as a preferred mortgage. Under Section…

What Ship Mortgage Act - Preferred Mortgages, 46 USC 31322 requires

The Ship Mortgage Act provision at 46 USC 31322 sets the requirements for a mortgage on a vessel to qualify as a preferred mortgage. Under Section 31322(a), a mortgage is a preferred mortgage if it includes the whole of the vessel (a)(1), is filed in substantial compliance with Section 31321 (a)(2), covers a documented vessel or a vessel for which a documentation application in substantial compliance with chapter 121 is filed (a)(3), and, for a vessel with a fishery endorsement of 100 feet or greater in registered length, has a mortgagee that is an eligible person such as a person eligible to own such a vessel or a qualifying financial institution (a)(4).

Pillar: Maritime & Shipping · Authority: United States Code (Office of the Law Revision Counsel) via Cornell Legal Information Institute · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:

Primary source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/46/31322

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  • 46 U.S.C. 31322 - Preferred mortgages (Ship Mortgage Act)
  • 46 U.S.C. 31322(a)(1) - mortgage includes the whole of the vessel

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