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[CITE: 46USC9304]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
                       Part F--Manning of Vessels
 
                    CHAPTER 93--GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE
 
Sec. 9304. Pilotage pools

    (a) The Secretary may authorize the formation of a pool by a 
voluntary association of United States registered pilots to provide for 
efficient dispatching of vessels and rendering of pilotage services.
    (b) For pilotage pools, the Secretary may--
        (1) limit the number of the pools;
        (2) prescribe regulations for their operation and 
    administration;
        (3) prescribe a uniform system of accounts;
        (4) perform audits and inspections; and
        (5) require coordination on a reciprocal basis with similar pool 
    arrangements authorized by the appropriate agency of Canada.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 559.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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9304..............................  46:216b(e)
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    Section 9304 provides for the formation of a pool by a voluntary 
association of United States registered pilots to provide for efficient 
pilotage services.
    Subsection (a) permits the Secretary to authorize formation of 
United States pilotage pools.
    Subsection (b) sets forth the restrictions and conditions that the 
Secretary may prescribe for these pools.
