46 C.F.R. § 4.03-40 Public vessels.
Title 46 - Shipping
Public vessel means a vessel that— (a) Is owned, or demise chartered, and operated by the U.S. Government or a government of a foreign country, except a vessel owned or operated by the Department of Transportation or any corporation organized or controlled by the Department (except a vessel operated by the Coast Guard or Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation); and (b) Is not engaged in commercial service. [CGD 95–028, 62 FR 51195, Sept. 30, 1997]
Title 46: Shipping
PART 4—MARINE CASUALTIES AND INVESTIGATIONS
Subpart 4.03—Definitions
§ 4.03-40 Public vessels.
