SMALL PASSENGER VESSEL INSPECTION.

SEC. 203. SMALL PASSENGER VESSEL INSPECTION. (A) Construction Tonnage of S/V Zodiac.—The S/V ZODIAC (United States official number 223755) shall be deemed to be less than one hundred gross tons and, in applying the regulations relating to the inspection of passenger vessels, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall inspect that vessel under regulations applying to vessels of that weight. (b) Subchapter T Inspection.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall inspect the ZODIAC (United States official number 223755) under subchapter T of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations. Any certification issued by the Secretary under sub-chapter T for the ZODIAC shall permit that vessel to carry not more than forty-nine passengers on lakes, bays, and sounds service.