May 5, 1983
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of
America, and in order to implement the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of
Ships, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. The Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall perform
the obligations of the United States, as prescribed by the Articles of the Convention.
Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating may authorize
one or more United States corporations or associations to admeasure vessels and issue
International Tonnage Certificates, pursuant to the provisions of the Convention.
Ronald Reagan
The White House,
May 5, 1983.
[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:31 p.m., May 6, 1983]
Note: The text of the Executive order was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on May
6.