§15104 National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee

Summary

Creates a National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee that will advise the Secretary on mariner health issues, including medical decisions for licenses and documents, physical fitness rules for commercial vessel operators, training for medical examiners, and research. The Committee will have 14 members chosen by the Secretary. Each member must have relevant expertise. Nine must be health-care professionals experienced with mariner medical exams or occupational medicine, and five must be professional mariners who know mariner job requirements.