### Question
How is the term common carrier by water in interstate commerce defined?


### Answer
The term **common carrier by water in interstate commerce** is defined in *APPENDIX U.S.C. § 801* as the following:

> a common carrier engaged in the transportation by water of passengers or property on the high seas or the Great Lakes on regular routes from port to port between one State, Territory, District, or possession of the United States and any other State, Territory, District, or possession of the United States, or between places in the same Territory, District, or possession

#### Citation:
  - *APPENDIX U.S.C. § 801*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 23-SHIPPING ACT**

