U.S. Code > Title 46 Shipping > Subtitle V—Merchant Marine (§§ 50101—58109) > Part G—Restrictions and Penalties (§§ 58101—58109) > CHAPTER 581—RESTRICTIONS AND PENALTIES (§§ 58101—58109) > § 58103. Employing another person as managing or operating agent

§ 58103. Employing another person as managing or operating agent

(a) Prohibition.— Except with the written consent of the Secretary of Transportation, a contractor holding a contract under the operating-differential subsidy program or under chapter 575 of this title may not—
(1) employ another person as the managing or operating agent of the operator; or
(2) charter a vessel, on which an operating-differential subsidy is to be paid, for operation by another person.
(b) Applicability of Provisions to Charterer.— If a charter prohibited by this section is made, the person operating the chartered vessel is subject to all the provisions of this subtitle and the operating-differential subsidy program, including limitations of profits and salaries.