Persons presumed to have authority to procure necessaries

the owner; the master; a person entrusted with the management of the vessel at the port of supply; or the owner; a charterer; an owner pro hac vice; or an agreed buyer in possession of the vessel. A person tortiously or unlawfully in possession or charge of a vessel has no authority to procure necessaries for the vessel. The following persons are presumed to have authority to procure necessaries for a vessel: an officer or agent appointed by— (Source: (Pub. L. 100–710, title I, § 102(c), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4748; Pub. L. 101–225, title III, § 303(5), Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1924.))