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Summary

The Transportation Secretary can give a Gallant Ship Award and a citation to any ship, even a foreign one, that takes brave or outstanding action in a sea disaster or emergency to save lives or property. The ship can receive a plaque, and a copy of that plaque can be kept as a permanent historical record. The ship’s master (captain) and every person who was serving on the ship at the time can get a ribbon bar to show the honor. If the award would go to a foreign ship or its crew, the Transportation Secretary must talk with the State Department first.

Title 46, §51902

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(a)Awards to Vessels.—

The Secretary of Transportation may award a Gallant Ship Award and a citation to a vessel (including a foreign vessel) participating in outstanding or gallant action in a marine disaster or other emergency to save life or property at sea. The Secretary may award a plaque to the vessel, and a replica of the plaque may be preserved as a permanent historical record.

(b)Awards to Crews.—

The Secretary of Transportation may award an appropriate citation ribbon bar to the master and each individual serving, at the time of the action, on a vessel issued an award under subsection (a).

(c)Consultation.—

The Secretary of Transportation shall consult with the Secretary of State before awarding an award or citation to a foreign vessel or its crew under this section.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5190246 App.:2003.Pub. L. 100–324, § 4, May 30, 1988, 102 Stat. 576. In subsection (a), the words “a vessel (including a foreign vessel)” are substituted for “a United States vessel or to a foreign-flag vessel” to eliminate unnecessary words.

§51902 Gallant Ship Award

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Title 46, §51902

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