§3717 — Title 46 Shipping | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary must create a marine safety information system that holds data on every vessel covered by this law that operates on U.S. navigable waters or transfers oil or hazardous material in a U.S. port or place. The Secretary will use public sources and can require vessels to give needed information, including owners’ names, proof of financial responsibility, registration and name changes, accident and repair history, and inspection records. If the Secretary asks in writing, the head of any U.S. department, agency, or federal office must give available information the Secretary needs to check or confirm the system’s data.

Title 46, §3717

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(a)The Secretary shall establish a marine safety information system that shall contain information about each vessel to which this chapter applies that operates on the navigable waters of the United States, or that transfers oil or hazardous material in a port or place under the jurisdiction of the United States. In acquiring this information, the Secretary shall make full use of publicly available information. The Secretary may by regulation require the vessel to provide information that the Secretary considers necessary to carry out this subsection, including—

(1)the name of each person with an ownership interest in the vessel;

(2)details of compliance with the financial responsibility requirements of applicable laws or regulations;

(3)registration information, including all changes in the name of the vessel;

(4)the history of marine casualties and serious repair problems of the vessel; and

(5)a record of all inspections and examinations of a vessel conducted under section 3714 of this title.

(b)On written request from the Secretary, the head of each department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government shall provide available information that the Secretary considers necessary to confirm the information received under subsection (a) of this section.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 371746:391a(16) section 3717 requires the Secretary to establish a marine safety information system which is to contain selected information on any tank vessel, foreign or domestic, that comes within the jurisdiction of the United States. This information must be recorded and maintained up-to-date and is available from a number of sources. In some instances, this information is required as a condition of entry. This information shall include certain ownership interests, financial responsibility information, all registered names that the vessel has had since it was built, the present and prior countries of registry, history of accidents or serious repair problems, record of the various inspections or examinations required, and any other data the Secretary deems appropriate to carry out the intent of the section. The section also provides for interagency cooperation and the furnishing of available data and information.

§3717 Marine Safety Information System

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Title 46, §3717

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