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[CITE: 46USC9102]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
                       Part F--Manning of Vessels
 
                CHAPTER 91--TANK VESSEL MANNING STANDARDS
 
Sec. 9102. Standards for tank vessels of the United States

    (a) The Secretary shall prescribe standards for the manning of each 
vessel of the United States to which chapter 37 of this title applies, 
related to the duties, qualifications, and training of the officers and 
crew of the vessel, including standards related to--
        (1) instruction in vessel and cargo handling and vessel 
    navigation under normal operating conditions in coastal and confined 
    waters and on the high seas;
        (2) instruction in vessel and cargo handling and vessel 
    navigation in emergency situations and under marine casualty or 
    potential casualty conditions;
        (3) qualifications for licenses by specific type and size of 
    vessels;
        (4) qualifications for licenses by use of simulators for the 
    practice or demonstration of marine-oriented skills;
        (5) minimum health and physical fitness criteria for various 
    grades of licenses and certificates;
        (6) periodic retraining and special training for upgrading 
    positions, changing vessel type or size, or assuming new 
    responsibilities;
        (7) decisions about licenses and certificates, conditions of 
    licensing or certification, and periods of licensing or 
    certification by reference to experience, amount of training 
    completed, and regular performance testing; and
        (8) instruction in vessel maintenance functions.

    (b) The Secretary shall waive the application of criteria required 
by subsection (a)(5) of this section for an individual having a license 
or certificate (including a renewal of the license or certificate) in 
effect on October 17, 1978. When the waiver is granted, the Secretary 
may prescribe conditions for the license or certificate and its renewal, 
as the Secretary decides are reasonable and necessary for the safety of 
a vessel on which the individual may be employed.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 556; Pub. L. 101-380, title IV, 
Sec. 4114(d), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 517.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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9102..............................  46:391a(9)
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    Section 9102 prescribes manning standards for United States tank 
vessels.
    Subsection (a) requires the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe 
certain standards for the duties, qualifications, and training of the 
officers and crew of United States tank vessels.
    Subsection (b) provides for a waiver of any health and physical 
fitness criteria prescribed under subsection (a).


                               Amendments

    1990--Par. (8). Pub. L. 101-380 added par. (8).


                    Effective Date of 1990 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 101-380 applicable to incidents occurring after 
Aug. 18, 1990, see section 1020 of Pub. L. 101-380, set out as an 
Effective Date note under section 2701 of Title 33, Navigation and 
Navigable Waters.
