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Timestamp: 2017-12-14 15:08:16
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§ 16', '§16', 'art 40', 'art 40', 'art 40', 'art 40', '§16', '§10', '§16', 'art 40', 'art 40']

§ 16.101 Purpose of regulations.
§ 16.105 Definitions of terms used in this part.
§ 16.107 Waivers.
§ 16.109 Public Interest Exclusion (PIE).
§ 16.113 Chemical drug testing.
§ 16.115 Penalties.
§ 16.201 Application.
§ 16.203 Employer, MRO, and SAP responsibilities.
§ 16.205 Implementation of chemical testing programs.
§ 16.210 Pre-employment testing requirements.
§ 16.220 Periodic testing requirements.
§ 16.230 Random testing requirements.
§ 16.240 Serious marine incident testing requirements.
§ 16.250 Reasonable cause testing requirements.
§ 16.260 Records.
§ 16.401 Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
§ 16.500 Management Information System requirements.
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 7101, 7301, and 7701; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
Source: CGD 86–067, 53 FR 47079, Nov. 21, 1988, unless otherwise noted.
Chemical test means a scientifically recognized test which analyzes an individual's breath, blood, urine, saliva, bodily fluids, or tissues for evidence of dangerous drug or alcohol use.
(a) On board a vessel acting under the authority of a license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner's document issued under this subchapter, whether or not the individual is a member of the vessel's crew; or
(b) Engaged or employed on board a vessel owned in the United States that is required by law or regulation to engage, employ, or be operated by an individual holding a license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner's document issued under this subchapter, except the following:
Operation means to navigate, steer, direct, manage, or sail a vessel, or to control, monitor, or maintain the vessel's main or auxiliary equipment or systems. Operation includes:
(a) Determining the vessel's position, piloting, directing the vessel along a desired trackline, keeping account of the vessel's progress through the water, ordering or executing changes in course, rudder position, or speed, and maintaining a lookout;
(b) Controlling, operating, monitoring, maintaining, or testing: the vessel's propulsion and steering systems; electric power generators; bilge, ballast, fire, and cargo pumps; deck machinery including winches, windlasses, and lifting equipment; lifesaving equipment and appliances; firefighting systems and equipment; and navigation and communication equipment; and
(c) Mooring, anchoring, and line handling; loading or discharging of cargo or fuel; assembling or disassembling of tows; and maintaining the vessel's stability and watertight integrity.
Positive rate for random drug testing means the number of verified positive results for random drug tests conducted under this part plus the number of refusals of random drug tests required by this part, divided by the total number of random drug test results ( i.e., positives, negatives, and refusals) under this part.
Serious marine incident means an event defined in 46 CFR 4.03–2.
[CGD 86–067, 53 FR 47079, Nov. 21, 1988; 53 FR 48367, Nov. 30, 1988, as amended by CGD 90–014, 56 FR 31033, July 8, 1991; CGD 90–053, 58 FR 31107, May 28, 1993; CGD 93–051, 59 FR 28792, June 3, 1994; 59 FR 62226, Dec. 2, 1994; CGD 91–223, 60 FR 4525, Jan. 23, 1995; USCG-2000–7759, 66 FR 42967, Aug. 16, 2001; USCG-2003–16414, 69 FR 6577, Feb. 11, 2004]
(b) Employers for whom compliance with this part would violate the domestic laws or policies of another country may request an exemption from the drug testing requirements of this part by submitting a written request to Commandant (G-MOA), at the address listed in §16.500(a).
(c) An employer may request a waiver from the Coast Guard in order to stand-down a crewmember following the Medical Review Officer's receipt of a laboratory report of a confirmed positive test for a drug or drug metabolite, an adulterated test, or a substituted test pertaining to the crewmember. Consistent with 49 CFR 40.21, the request for a waiver must include as a minimum: Information about the organization and the proposed written company policy concerning stand-down. Specific elements required in the written waiver request are contained in 49 CFR 40.21(c).
[USCG-2000–7759, 66 FR 42967, Aug. 16, 2001]
[USCG-2000–7759, 66 FR 42968, Aug. 16, 2001]
(a) Drug testing programs required by this part must be conducted in accordance with 49 CFR part 40, Procedures for Transportation Workplace Testing Programs. This subpart summarizes the responsibilities of documented and licensed mariners, marine employers, MRO, SAP and other chemical testing service providers in 49 CFR part 40. The regulations in 49 CFR part 40 should be consulted to determine the specific procedures which must be established and utilized. Drug testing programs required by this part must use only drug testing laboratories certified by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
(b) Each specimen collected in accordance with this part will be tested, as provided in 49 CFR 40.85, for the following:
(d) If an individual who does not hold a license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner's document fails a chemical test for dangerous drugs, the individual shall be denied employment as a crewmember or removed from duties which directly affect the safe operation of the vessel as soon as possible.
[CGD 86–607, 53 FR 47049, November 11, 1988, as amended by CGD 90–014, 56 FR 31034, July 8, 1991; USCG-2000–7759, 66 FR 42968, Aug. 16, 2001]
(a) Employers. (1) Employers must ensure that they and their crewmembers meet the requirements of this part.
(b) Medical Review Officer (MRO). (1) Individuals performing MRO functions must meet the training requirements and follow the procedures in 49 CFR Part 40.
(a) When a vessel owned in the United States is operating in waters that are not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, the testing requirements of §§16.210 and 16.230 do not apply to a citizen of a foreign country engaged or employed as pilot in accordance with the laws or customs of that foreign country.
(b) Upon written request of an employer, Commandant (G-MOA) will review the employer's chemical testing program to determine compliance with the provisions of this part.
[CGD 90–014, 56 FR 60930, Nov. 30, 1991, as amended by 59 FR 62226, Dec. 2, 1994; CGD 95–072, 60 FR 50461, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96–041, 61 FR 50726, Sept. 27, 1996; CGD 95–028, 62 FR 51196, Sept. 30, 1997]
[CGD 90–053, 58 FR 31107, May 28, 1993, as amended by CGD 93–051, 59 FR 28792, June 3, 1994]
(a) Except as provided by paragraph (c) of this section, and §§10.209(h) and 12.02–9(f) of this subchapter, an applicant for an original issuance or a renewal of a license or a certificate of registry (COR), a raise in grade of a license, a higher grade of COR, an original issuance of a merchant mariner's document (MMD), the first endorsement as an able seaman, lifeboatman, qualified member of the engine department, or tankerman, or a reissuance of an MMD with a new expiration date shall be required to pass a chemical test for dangerous drugs. The applicant shall provide the results of the test to the Coast Guard Regional Examination Center (REC) at the time of submitting an application. The test results must be completed and dated not more than 185 days prior to submission of the application.
[CGD 91–223, 60 FR 4525, Jan. 23, 1995]
(1) Occupy a position, or perform the duties and functions of a position, required by the vessel's Certificate of Inspection;
(c) The selection of crewmembers for random drug testing shall be made by a scientifically valid method, such as a random number table or a computer-based random number generator that is matched with crewmembers' Social Security numbers, payroll identification numbers, or other comparable identifying numbers. Under the testing frequency and selection process used, each covered crewmember shall have an equal chance of being tested each time selections are made and an employee's chance of selection shall continue to exist throughout his or her employment. As an alternative, random selection may be accomplished by periodically selecting one or more vessels and testing all crewmembers covered by this section, provided that each vessel subject to the marine employer's test program remains equally subject to selection.
(1) The Commandant's decision to increase or decrease the minimum annual percentage rate for random drug testing is based on the reported random positive rate for the entire industry. All information used for this determination is drawn from the drug MIS reports required by this part. In order to ensure reliability of the data, the Commandant considers the quality and completeness of the reported data, may obtain additional information or reports from marine employers, and may make appropriate modifications in calculating the industry random positive rate. Each year, the Commandant will publish in theFederal Registerthe minimum annual percentage rate for random drug testing of covered crewmembers. The new minimum annual percentage rate for random drug testing will be applicable starting January 1 of the calendar year following publication.
(i) If a given covered crewmember is subject to random drug testing under the drug testing rules of more than one DOT agency for the same marine employer, the crewmember shall be subject to random drug testing at the percentage rate established for the calendar year by the DOT agency regulating more than 50 percent of the crewmember's function.
(j) If a marine employer is required to conduct random drug testing under the drug testing rules of more than one DOT agency, the marine employer may—
(k) An individual may not be engaged or employed, including self-employment, on a vessel in a position as master, operator, or person in charge for which a license or merchant mariner's document is required by law or regulation unless all crewmembers covered by this section are subject to the random testing requirements of this section.
[CGD 90–014, 56 FR 31034, July 8, 1991, as amended by 59 FR 62227, Dec. 2, 1994]
(a) The marine employer shall require any crewmember engaged or employed on board a vessel owned in the United States that is required by law or regulation to engage, employ or be operated by an individual holding a license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner's document issued under this subchapter, who is reasonably suspected of using a dangerous drug to be chemically tested for dangerous drugs.
(b) The marine employer's decision to test must be based on a reasonable and articulable belief that the individual has used a dangerous drug based on direct observation of specific, contemporaneous physical, behavioral, or performance indicators of probable use. Where practicable, this belief should be based on the observation of the individual by two persons in supervisory positions.
(c) When the marine employer requires testing of an individual under the provisions of this section, the individual must be informed of that fact and directed to provide a urine specimen as soon as practicable. This fact shall be entered in the vessel's official log book, if one is required.
(d) If an individual refuses to provide a urine specimen when directed to do so by the employer under the provisions of this section, this fact shall be entered in the vessel's official log book, if one is required.
(b) The records shall be sufficient to:
(1) Satisfy the requirements of §§16.210(b) and 16.220(c) of this part.
[CGD 86–067, 53 FR 47079, Nov. 21, 1988, as amended by CGD 91–223, 60 FR 4526, Jan. 23, 1995; USCG-2000–7759, 66 FR 42968, Aug. 16, 2001]
The employer shall provide an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for all crewmembers. The employer may establish the EAP as a part of its internal personnel services or the employer may contract with an entity that will provide EAP services to a crewmember. Each EAP must include education and training on drug use for crewmembers and the employer's supervisory personnel as provided below:
(a) EAP education program: Each EAP education program must include at least the following elements: display and distribution of informational material; display and distribution of a community service hot-line telephone number for crewmember assistance, and display and distribution of the employer's policy regarding drug and alcohol use in the workplace.
(b) EAP training program: An EAP training program must be conducted for the employer's crewmembers and supervisory personnel. The training program must include at least the following elements: the effects and consequences of drug and alcohol use on personal health, safety, and work environment; the manifestations and behavioral cues that may indicate drug and alcohol use and abuse; and documentation of training given to crewmembers and the employer's supervisory personnel. Supervisory personnel must receive at least 60 minutes of training.
(a) Data collection. (1) All marine employers must submit drug testing program data required by 49 CFR 40.26 and Appendix H to 49 CFR part 40.
(2) The provisions in 49 CFR part 40 for alcohol testing do not apply to the Coast Guard or to marine employers, and alcohol testing data is not required or permitted to be submitted by this section.
(b) Data reporting. (1) By March 15 of the year following the collection of the data in paragraph (a) of this section, marine employers must submit the data on the form titled U.S. Department of Transportation Drug and Alcohol Testing MIS Data Collection Form (OMB Number: 2105–0529) by mail to Commandant (G-MOA), 2100 Second Street, SW, Washington, DC 20593–0001 or by Internet at http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/moa/dapip.htm.
(2) The DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing MIS form can be downloaded and printed from http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/moa/dapip.htm or may be obtained from any Sector Office.
[USCG-1998–4469, 64 FR 22559, Apr. 27, 1999; 64 FR 31989, June 15, 1999, as amended by USCG-2003–16414, 69 FR 6578, Feb. 11, 2004; USCG–2006–25556, 72 FR 36330, July 2, 2007]