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Secretary is authorized to detain a vessel from leaving a place in the United States in violation of 

 the chapter or regulations thereunder (section 5113), and may, with the approval of the Secretary of 

 the Treasury, use a Customs Service officer to enforce the chapter (section 5114). Civil and 

 criminal penalties may be assessed for violations of the chapter (section 5116). 



Part D - Marine Casualties (Chapters 61 and 63) 



Chapters 61 (Reporting Marine Casualties; sections 6101-6104) and 63 (Investigating Marine 

 Casualties; sections 6301-6307) govern procedures and requirements for reporting and 

 investigating marine casualties. Chapter 61 provides for reporting of marine casualties (e.g., death 

 or serious injury, material loss of property, significant harm to the environment). Penalties may be 

 assessed for failure to report a marine casualty (section 6103). The Secretary is directed to issue 

 regulations for a uniform state marine casualty report system for vessels (section 6102). Chapter 63 

 directs the Secretary to issue regulations for the immediate investigation of marine casualties. 

 Marine casualty regulations are found 46 CFR. 



Part E - Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents (Chapters 71-77) 



Part E established the U.S. Coast Guard's authority to issue, suspend and revoke licenses, 

 certificates of registry, and merchant mariner's documents for individuals engaged on U.S. vessels. 

 Chapter 71 (sections 7101- 711 4) governs licenses and certificates of registry; chapter 73 (sections 

 7301-7319) governs merchant mariners' documents; chapter 75 (7501-7506) provides general 

 procedures for licensing, certification, and documentation; and chapter 77 (7701-7705) provides 

 procedures for suspension and revocation. 



Part F - Manning of Vessels (Chapters 81-93) 



Part F provides the requirements for manning of vessels, including the number of individuals 

 required, qualifications and conditions of employment, and duties for: masters and officers (chapter 

 83); pilots (chapter 85); unlicensed personnel (chapter 87); small vessels (chapter 89); tank vessels 

 (chapter 91); and Great Lakes pilotage (chapter 93). 



Part G - Merchant Seamen Protection and ReHef (Chapters 101-115) 



Part G contains provisions for the protection and relief of merchant seamen. Part G generally does 

 not apply to fishing vessels, whaling vessels or yachts. Chapter 103 requires certain contractual 

 arrangements between charterers, masters, or individuals in charge and seamen employed on the 

 vessel, with certain minimum conditions. The chapter applies to U.S. vessels on a voyage between 

 a U.S. port and a foreign port (excluding Canada, Mexico, or the West Indies); or U.S. vessels of at 

 least 75 gross tons on a voyage between a U.S. port on the Atlantic ocean and a U.S. port on the 

 Pacific (chapter 103). Chapter 105 addresses coastwise voyages; chapter 106 addresses fishing 

 voyages. Chapter 1 07 provides procedures for when a seaman dies during a voyage, and chapter 

 109 provides procedures for when a vessel is suspected to be unseaworthy. Logbooks are required 



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