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[CITE: 46USC6104]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
                        Part D--Marine Casualties
 
                 CHAPTER 61--REPORTING MARINE CASUALTIES
 
Sec. 6104. Commercial fishing industry vessel casualty 
        statistics
        
    (a) The Secretary shall compile statistics concerning marine 
casualties from data compiled from insurers of fishing vessels, fish 
processing vessels, and fish tender vessels.
    (b) A person underwriting primary insurance for a fishing vessel, 
fish processing vessel, or fish tender vessel shall submit periodically 
to the Secretary data concerning marine casualties that is required by 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
    (c) After consulting with the insurance industry, the Secretary 
shall prescribe regulations under this section to gather a statistical 
base for analyzing vessel risks.
    (d) The Secretary may delegate to a qualified person that has 
knowledge and experience in the collection of statistical insurance data 
the authority of the Secretary under this section to compile statistics 
from insurers.

(Added Pub. L. 100-424, Sec. 4(a), Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1590.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 6103 of this title.
