§51704 Training for Maritime Oil Pollution Prevention, Response, and Clean-up

Summary

The Secretary of Transportation must help maritime training schools that the Secretary approves set up programs to prevent, respond to, and clean up oil spills. The Secretary can give those schools U.S.-built offshore supply and tug/supply vessels that the Maritime Administration holds after a loan default, with a clear title. Schools must use the vessels for training in oil-spill prevention, response, clean-up, and related skills; make the vessel and trained students available to federal, state, and local spill responders; place the vessel where the Secretary chooses; not sell, trade, charter, donate, scrap, alter, or dispose of the vessel without permission; avoid competing with private documented or state-titled vessels unless needed; and return the vessel when they no longer use it.