Stat. Reg.

U.S.C. Title 46 - SHIPPING46 U.S.C.
United States Code, 2008 Edition
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
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§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,
§4114(d), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 517.)
Historical and Revision NotesRevised sectionSource section (U.S. Code)
9102 46:391a(9)

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.