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§6309 Voyage data recorder access

Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Vessels and Seamen › Part Part D— - Marine Casualties › Chapter CHAPTER 63— - INVESTIGATING MARINE CASUALTIES › § 6309

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Title 46, §6309

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Coast Guard shall have full, concurrent, and timely access to and ability to use voyage data recorder data and audio held by any Federal agency in all marine casualty investigations, regardless of which agency is the investigative lead.

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46 U.S.C. § 6309

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