### Question
How is the "subsidiary" defined?


### Answer
The term **subsidiary** is defined in *46 U.S.C. § 12118* as follows -

> a corporation that has filed a certificate under oath with the Secretary, in the form and at the times prescribed by the Secretary, establishing that the corporation—


(A) is incorporated under the laws of the United States or a State

#### Citation:
  - *46 U.S.C. § 12118*
  - Heading: **Subtitle II-Vessels and Seamen > Part H-Identification of Vessels > CHAPTER 121-DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS > SUBCHAPTER II-ENDORSEMENTS AND SPECIAL DOCUMENTATION**

