riding gang member
(26)(26a) “riding gang member” means an individual who— (A)has not been issued a merchant mariner document under chapter 73; (B)does not perform— (i)watchstanding, automated engine room duty watch, or personnel safety functions; or (ii)cargo handling functions, including any activity relating to the loading or unloading of cargo, the operation of cargo-related equipment (whether or not integral to the vessel), and the handling of mooring lines on the dock when the vessel is made fast or let go; (C)does not serve as part of the crew complement required under section 8101; (D)is not a member of the steward’s department; and (E)is not a citizen or temporary or permanent resident of a country designated by the United States as a sponsor of terrorism or any other country that the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the heads of other appropriate United States agencies, determines to be a security threat to the United States.