### Question
How is the term common carrier defined?


### Answer
The term **common carrier** is defined in *APPENDIX U.S.C. § 1707a* as the following:

> a common carrier under section 3 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 App. U.S.C. 1702), a common carrier by water in interstate commerce under the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 App. U.S.C. 801 et seq.), or a common carrier by water in intercoastal commerce under the Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933 (46 App. U.S.C. 843 et seq.)

#### Citation:
  - *APPENDIX U.S.C. § 1707a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 36-INTERNATIONAL OCEAN COMMERCE TRANSPORTATION**

