Title 46 — ShippingRelease 119-73

§3510 Additional medical and safety standards

Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Vessels and Seamen › Part Part B— - Inspection and Regulation of Vessels › Chapter CHAPTER 35— - CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS › § 3510

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Within 1 year after this law is passed, the Secretary, working with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies, must make rules for owners of vessels covered by section 3507 to put automated external defibrillators (AEDs) on those vessels. The rules must require working AEDs in clearly marked spots throughout the ship, keep them available to passengers and crew in an emergency, and make sure the AEDs or nearby equipment let people quickly contact the vessel’s medical staff. Owner — same meaning as in section 3507.

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Title 46, §3510

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(a)Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and other appropriate Federal agencies, shall promulgate regulations to—

(1)require that the owner of a vessel to which section 3507 applies install, and maintain in working order, automated external defibrillators on such vessel;

(2)require that such defibrillators be placed throughout such vessel in clearly designated locations;

(3)require that such defibrillators are available for passenger and crew access in the event of an emergency; and

(4)require that automated external defibrillators, or adjacent equipment, allow passengers and crew to easily contact medical staff of the vessel.

(b)In this section, the term “owner” has the meaning given such term in section 3507.

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The date of enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 117–14, which was approved May 24, 2021.

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46 U.S.C. § 3510

Title 46 — Shipping

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73