Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/46/8702?quicktabs_8=4
Timestamp: 2016-02-09 11:15:33
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 402', '§ 5', '§ 4302', '§ 602', '§ 732', '§ 732', '§ 732', '§ 602', '§ 602', '§ 402', '§ 402']

This section applies to a vessel of at least 100 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title except—
A vessel may operate only if at least—
65 percent of the deck crew (excluding licensed individuals) have merchant mariners’ documents endorsed for a rating of at least able seaman, except that this percentage may be reduced to 50 percent—
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 554; Pub. L. 98–364, title IV, § 402(12)(B),July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 449; Pub. L. 100–239, § 5(e),Jan. 11, 1988, 101 Stat. 1781; Pub. L. 101–380, title IV, § 4302(i),Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 539; Pub. L. 101–595, title VI, § 602(e)(2),Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2992; Pub. L. 104–324, title VII, § 732,Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3941.)
Revised section Source section (U.S. Code) 8702 46:643
1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–324, § 732(1), inserted “as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title” after “100 gross tons” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 104–324, § 732(2), inserted “as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title” after “1,600 gross tons”.
1990—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 101–595, § 602(e)(2)(A), substituted “vessel (except a fish tender vessel engaged in the Aleutian trade)” for “vessel”.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 101–595, § 602(e)(2)(B), inserted provisions authorizing reduction to 50 percent of the deck crew in the case of a fish tender vessel engaged in the Aleutian trade.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 101–380substituted “$10,000” for “$500”.
1988—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–239substituted “operate” for “depart from a port of the United States”.
1984—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 98–364, § 402(12)(B)(i), substituted “fishing, fish tender, or whaling” for “fishing or whaling”.
Subsec. (a)(6), (7). Pub. L. 98–364, § 402(12)(B)(ii)– (iv), added pars. (6) and (7).
Amendment by section 602(e)(2)(A) ofPub. L. 101–595effective Nov. 16, 1990, and requirements imposed by subsec. (b)(2), as amended by section 602(e)(2)(B) ofPub. L. 101–595, effective 1 year after Nov. 16, 1990, see section 602(f) ofPub. L. 101–595, set out as a note under section 4502 of this title.
Certain fish processing vessels exempt from crew requirements of subsec. (b) of this section, see section 403(b) ofPub. L. 98–364, as amended, set out as a note under section 3302 of this title.