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Union Calendar No. 51
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1159
[Report No. 103–99]
To revise, clarify, and improve certain marine safety laws of the United
States, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 1, 1993
Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. STUDDS, Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana, and Mr.
COBLE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
MAY 19, 1993
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 1, 1993]
A BILL
To revise, clarify, and improve certain marine safety laws
of the United States, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Passenger Vessel Safety
Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. PASSENGER.
Section 2101(21) of title 46, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(21) ‘passenger’—
‘‘(A) means an individual carried on the
vessel except—
‘‘(i) the owner or an individual rep-
resentative of the owner or, in the case of a
vessel 
under 
charter, 
an 
individual
charterer or individual representative of the
charterer;
‘‘(ii) the master; or
‘‘(iii) a member of the crew engaged in
the business of the vessel who has not con-
tributed consideration for carriage and who
is paid for on board services.
‘‘(B) on an offshore supply vessel, means an
individual carried on the vessel except—
‘‘(i) an individual included in clause
(i), (ii), or (iii) of subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph;
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‘‘(ii) an employee of the owner, or of a
subcontractor to the owner, engaged in the
business of the owner;
‘‘(iii) an employee of the charterer, or
of a subcontractor to the charterer, engaged
in the business of the charterer; or
‘‘(iv) an individual employed in a
phase of exploration, exploitation, or pro-
duction of offshore mineral or energy re-
sources served by the vessel.
‘‘(C) on a fishing vessel, fish processing ves-
sel, or fish tender vessel, means an individual
carried on the vessel except—
‘‘(i) an individual included in clause
(i), (ii), or (iii) of subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph;
‘‘(ii) a managing operator;
‘‘(iii) an employee of the owner, or of
a subcontractor to the owner, engaged in the
business of the owner; or
‘‘(iv) an employee of the charterer, or
of a subcontractor to the charterer, engaged
in the business of the charterer.
‘‘(D) on a sailing school vessel, means an
individual carried on the vessel except—
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‘‘(i) an individual included in clause
(i), (ii), or (iii) of subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph;
‘‘(ii) an employee of the owner of the
vessel engaged in the business of the owner,
except when the vessel is operating under a
demise charter;
‘‘(iii) an employee of the demise
charterer of the vessel engaged in the busi-
ness of the demise charterer; or
‘‘(iv) a sailing school instructor or
sailing school student.’’.
SEC. 3. PASSENGER VESSEL.
Section 2101(22) of title 46, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(22) ‘passenger vessel’ means a vessel of at least
100 gross tons—
‘‘(A) carrying more than 12 passengers, in-
cluding at least one passenger for hire;
‘‘(B) that is chartered and carrying more
than 12 passengers; or
‘‘(C) that is a submersible vessel carrying at
least one passenger for hire.’’.