§ 242. Exemptions from ship dues
The following are exempt from ship dues prescribed by this subchapter: (1) Vessels loading fuel oil for use in engines or coal from the shore or from another vessel insofar as such goods are concerned. (2) Vessels, registered in the Virgin Islands, when the voyage does not go beyond the area comprising the islands of […]
§ 43. Virgin Islands Ferry Boat Revolving Fund
(a) There is established as a separate and distinct, non-lapsing, revolving fund in the Treasury of the Virgin Islands, the Virgin Islands Ferry Boat Fund. The Commissioner of Finance shall administer the fund, and no monies deposited in the fund may be made available for expenditure and or disbursement for any other purposes except as […]
§ 131. Administration of harbors; harbor masters
(a) The harbors of the Virgin Islands shall be administered by the Commissioner of Economic Development and Agriculture, through an Assistant Commissioner for Marine and Aviation Services. The Governor shall appoint a harbor master for Saint Thomas and a harbor master for Saint Croix. (b) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this title, the Commissioner […]
§ 132. Disposition of fees and revenues; Marine and Aviation Fund; expenses; grants
All ship dues, pilotage fees, quarantine fees, and miscellaneous revenue collected through the harbors of the Virgin Islands shall be covered into a special fund in the Treasury of the Virgin Islands to be known as the “Marine and Aviation Fund”. All expenses of administering said harbors shall be paid from said fund on an […]
§ 42. Transportation between St. Croix and St. Thomas
The Department of Public Works, Office of Transportation, shall include inter-island water ferry service between St. Croix and St. Thomas and St. Thomas and St. Croix in the comprehensive mass transit system plan developed by the Department.
§ 6. International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1948, shall be in force and effect within the harbors and roadsteads of the Virgin Islands.
§ 7. Cargo vessels carrying passengers
All cargo vessels, foreign or domestic, carrying passengers from the Virgin Islands to other parts in the West Indies shall be required to obtain from the Collector of Customs in St. Thomas a certificate of inspection according to the provisions of the Act of Congress of June 5, 1920 (46 U.S.C. § 882) as modified […]
§ 8. Vessels carrying more than six passengers
Sections 3, 4, and 5 of this title, and the inspection provisions of section 2 of this title, shall not apply to vessels which carry more than six passengers and which are subject to inspection under the provisions of the Act of Congress of May 10, 1956, Public Law 519 (46 U.S.C. §§ 390–390g).
§ 9. Penalties
(a) The penalty for violation of any provision of this chapter shall be a fine not to exceed $1,000. Such penalty shall constitute a lien against the vessel, and libel suits may be instituted by an enforcement officer in the Superior Court of the judicial division in which the violation occurred. Each violation of any […]
§ 41. Transportation between St. Thomas and St. John
(a) For the purpose of maintaining transportation facilities and services between the Islands of St. Thomas and St. John, the Governor shall contract for, purchase, or otherwise acquire all such equipment, labor, services, and facilities, as are necessary or appropriate. (b) Public transportation services and facilities as provided for in this section shall be maintained, […]