46 U.S.C. § 3102 — Immersion suits
submitted 42 years ago by Pub. L. 98-557 to r/title-46-SHIPPING · 190 words · no verdicts yet
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The Secretary shall by regulation require immersion suits on vessels designated by the Secretary that operate in the Atlantic Ocean north of 32 degrees North latitude or south of 32 degrees South latitude and in all other waters north of 35 degrees North latitude or south of 35 degrees South latitude. The Secretary may not exclude a vessel* from designation under this section only because that vessel carries other lifesaving equipment.
The Secretary shall establish standards for an immersion suit required by this section, including standards to guarantee adequate thermal protection, buoyance, and flotation stability.
The owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel violating this section or a regulation prescribed under this section is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000. The vessel also is liable in rem for the penalty.
The owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a vessel violating this section or a regulation prescribed under this section may be fined not more than $25,000, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 98–557, § 22(a)(1), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2871; amended Pub. L. 98–623, title VII, § 701(a)(1), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3413; Pub. L. 99–36, § 2, May 15, 1985, 99 Stat. 68; Pub. L. 100–424, § 8(a)(1), (2), Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1592, 1593.)
- 1984Enacted · Pub. L. 98-557 · 98 Stat. 2871
- 1984Amended · Pub. L. 98-623 · 98 Stat. 3413
- 1985Amended · Pub. L. 99-36 · 99 Stat. 68
- 1988Amended · Pub. L. 100-424 · 102 Stat. 1592, 1593
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 98-557 on 1984-10-30.
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