Section 4.40-5 - DefinitionsAs used in this subpart:
(a)Act means title III of Public Law 93-633, the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974, (49 U.S.C. 1131 ).(b)Board means the National Transportation Safety Board.(c)Chairman means the Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board.(d)Major marine casualty means a casualty involving a vessel, other than a public vessel, that results in:(1) The loss of six or more lives:(2) The loss of a mechanically propelled vessel of 100 or more gross tons;(3) Property damage initially estimated at $500,000 or more; or(4) Serious threat, as determined by the Commandant and concurred in by the Chairman, to life, property, or the environment by hazardous materials.(e)Public vessel means a vessel owned by the United States, except a vessel to which the Act of October 25, 1919, c.82, (41 Stat. 305, 46 U.S.C. 363 ) applies.(f)Vessel of the United States means a vessel:(1) Documented or required to be documented under the laws of the United States;(2) Owned in the United States; or(3) Owned by a citizen or resident of the United States and not registered under a foreign flag.CGD 76-149, 42 FR 61200, Dec. 1, 1977, as amended by CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51195, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-2021-0348, 87 FR 3223 , Jan. 21, 2022; 87 FR 35901 , June 14, 2022 USCG-2021-0348, 87 FR 3223 , 1/21/2022; 87 FR 35901 , 6/14/2022