((a)) Each certificate of inspection issued to a vessel carrying passengers (except a ferry) shall include a statement on the number of passengers that the vessel is permitted to carry.

((b)) The owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel is liable to a person suing them for carrying more passengers than the number of passengers permitted by the certificate of inspection in an amount equal to—

((1)) passage money; and

((2)) $100 for each passenger in excess of the number of passengers permitted.

((c)) An owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel that knowingly carries more passengers than the number of passengers permitted by the certificate of inspection also shall be fined not more than $100, imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both.

((d)) The vessel also is liable in rem for a penalty under this section.

((e)) An offshore supply vessel may not carry passengers except in an emergency.