### Question
What is the definition of participates in a noncontiguous domestic trade?


### Answer
The definition of **participates in a noncontiguous domestic trade** is as follows in *APPENDIX U.S.C. § 1187e*:

> directly or indirectly owns, charters, or operates a vessel engaged in transportation of cargo between a point in the contiguous 48 states and a point in Alaska, Hawaii, or Puerto Rico, other than a point in Alaska north of the Arctic Circle

#### Citation:
  - *APPENDIX U.S.C. § 1187e*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 27-MERCHANT MARINE ACT, 1936 > SUBCHAPTER VI-VESSEL OPERATING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS > Part B-Maritime Security Fleet Program**

