46 USC § 3104 - Survival craft | Title 46 - Shipping | U.S. Code

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Current through Pub. L. 113-99. (See Public Laws for the current Congress.)

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary may not approve a survival craft as a safety device for purposes of this part, unless the craft ensures that no part of an individual is immersed in water.

(b) The Secretary may authorize a survival craft that does not provide protection described in subsection (a) to remain in service until not later than the date that is 30 months after the date on which the report described in subsection (c) is submitted, if—

(1) it was approved by the Secretary before January 1, 2010; and

(2) it is in serviceable condition.

(c) Report.— Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the carriage of survival craft that ensures no part of an individual is immersed in water, which shall include—

(1) the number of casualties, by vessel type and area of operation, as the result of immersion in water reported to the Coast Guard for each of fiscal years 1991 through 2011;

(2) the effect the carriage of such survival craft has on—

(A) vessel safety, including stability and safe navigation; and

(B) survivability of individuals, including persons with disabilities, children, and the elderly;

(3) the efficacy of alternative safety systems, devices, or measures;

(4) the cost and cost effectiveness of requiring the carriage of such survival craft on vessels; and

(5) the number of small businesses and nonprofit entities that would be affected by requiring the carriage of such survival craft on vessels.

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary may not approve a survival craft as a safety device for purposes of this part, unless the craft ensures that no part of an individual is immersed in water.

(b) The Secretary may authorize a survival craft that does not provide protection described in subsection (a) to remain in service until not later than January 1, 2015, if—

(1) it was approved by the Secretary before January 1, 2010; and

(2) it is in serviceable condition.

Source

(Added Pub. L. 111–281, title VI, § 609(a),Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2968.)

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46 USC	Description of Change	Session Year	Public Law	Statutes at Large
§ 3104		2012	112-213 [Sec.] 303	126 Stat. 1563

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