596 



of Title 33. 



(b) All cannery tender or fishing tender vessels of 

 not more than five hundred gross tons used In the 

 salmon or orab fisheries of the States of Oregon, 

 Washington, and Alaska except those constructed 

 after July 11. 1968 or those converted to either of 

 such services after five years from July 11, 1968, and 

 all vessels of not more than five thousand gross tons 

 used In the processing or assembling of fishery prod- 

 ucts In the fisheries of the States of Oregon, Wash- 

 fngton, and Alaska, except those constructed after 



August 15. 1974, or those converted to any of such 

 services after July 11, 1978. are exempt from the 

 requirements of sections 88 to 881 of this title. (As 

 amended Oct. 1. 1974. Pub. L. 93-430. J 6(1) , 88 Stat. 



1182.) 



Amendments 

 1B74 — Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93-430 added vessels of not 

 mora than flvo thousand gross tons used In the processing 

 or assi'mbllng of fishery products In the fisheries of the 

 States of Ore'ton. Washington, and Alaska, except those 

 constructed after Aug. IS, 1974, or those converted to any 

 of such servl'-.es after JulV 11. 1978. to the ezceotlon 



elAUM. 



23. Ports and Waterways Safety Act of 1972 

 33 U.S.C. 1221-1227 



Sec. 



1221. Prevention of damage to vessels, bridges, and other 



structures; protection of ixavlgable waters from 

 environmental harm; authority of Secretary. 



1222. General provisions. 



(a) Definition. 



(b) Authority under other provisions and bet- 



ter safety requirements prescribed by 

 other agencies unaffected. 



(c) Consultation with appropriate agencies. 



(d) Provisions of chapter Inapplicable to Pan- 



ama Canal: delegation of powers with re- 

 spect to Saint Lawrence Seaway. 



(e) Factors considered In the Issuance of 



regulations. 



1223. Investigatory f>owers of Secretary; production of 



witnesses and documents; proceedings for com- 

 pliance with subpenas; fees and allowances of 

 witnesses. 



1224. Rules and regulations. 



1225. Report to Congress. 



1226. Civil penalties; proceedings for collection. 



1227. Criminal penalties. 



§ 1221. Prevention of damage to vessels, bridges, and 

 other structures; protection of navigable waters 

 from environmental harm ; authority of Secretary. 



In order to prevent damage to, or the destruction 

 or loss of any vessel, bridge, or other structure on or 

 in the navigable waters of the United States, or any 

 land structure or shore area immediately adjacent 

 to those waters; and to protect the navigable waters 

 and the resources therein from environmental harm 

 resulting from vessel or structure damage, destruc- 

 tion, or loss, the Secretary of the department In 

 which the Coast Guard is operating may — 



(1) establish, operate, and maintain vessel 

 traffic services and systems for ports, harbors, and 

 other waters subject to congested vessel traffic ; 



(2) require vessels which operate in an area of a 

 vessel traffic service or system to utilize or comply 

 with that service or system, including the carrying 

 or installation of electronic or other devices neces- 

 sary for the use of the service or system; 



(3) control vessel traffic in areas which he de- 

 termines to be especially hazardous, or under con- 

 ditions of reduced visibility, adverse weather, ves- 



sel congestion, or other hazardous circumstances 

 by— 



(1) specifying times of entry, movement, or 

 departure to, from, within, or through ports, 

 harbors, or other waters; 



(ii) establishing vessel traffic routing schemes; 



(iii) establishing vessel size and speed limita- 

 tions and vessel operating conditions; and 



(Iv) restricting vessel operation, in a hazard- 

 ous area or under hazardous conditions, to ves- 

 sels which have particular operating character- 

 istics and capabilities which he considers 

 necessary for safe operation under the circum- 

 stances ; 



(4) direct the anchoring, mooring, or movement 

 of a vessel when necessary to prevent damage to 

 or by that vessel or her cargo, stores, supplies, or 

 fuel; 



(5) require pilots on self-propelled vessels en- 

 gaged in the foreign trades irf areas and under 

 circumstances where a pilot is not otherwise re- 

 quired by State law to be on board until the State 

 having jurisdiction of an area involved establishes 

 a requirement for a pilot in that area or under the 

 circumstances involved; 



(6) establish procedures, measures, and stand- 

 ards for the handling, loading, discharge, storage, 

 stowage, and movement, including the emergency 

 removal, control and disposition, of explosives or 

 other dangerous articles or substances (including 

 the substances described in section 391a(2)(A), 

 (B), and (C) of Title 46 on structures subject to 

 this chapter; 



(7) prescribe minimum safety equipment re- 

 quirements for structures subject to this chapter 

 to assure adequate protection from fire, explosion, 

 natural disasters, and other serious accidents or 

 casualties; 



(8) establish water or waterfront safety zones 

 or other measures for limited, controlled, or con- 



