passenger for hire

(30) “passenger for hire” means a passenger for whom consideration is contributed as a condition of carriage on the vessel, whether directly or indirectly flowing to the owner, charterer, operator, agent, or any other person having an interest in the vessel.

Source

46 USC § 2101(30)


Scoping language

None identified, default scope is assumed to be the parent (chapter 21) of this section.
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