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46 U.S.C. § 15107 — National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee
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**(a) Establishment.—** There is established a National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the “Committee”).
**(b) Function.—** The Committee shall advise the Secretary on matters relating to maritime collisions, rammings, and groundings, Inland Rules of the Road, International Rules of the Road, navigation regulations and equipment, routing measures, marine information, and aids to navigation systems.
**(c) Membership.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Committee shall consist of not more than 21 members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this section and section 15109 of this chapter.
(2) **Expertise.—** — Each member of the Committee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters relating to the function of the Committee.
(3) **Representation.—** — Each member of the Committee shall represent 1 of the following:
(A) Commercial vessel owners or operators.
(B) Professional mariners.
(C) Recreational boaters.
(D) The recreational boating industry.
(E) State agencies responsible for vessel or port safety.
(F) The Maritime Law Association.
(4) **Distribution.—** — The Secretary shall, based on the needs of the Coast Guard, determine the number of members of the Committee who represent each entity specified in paragraph (3). Neither this paragraph nor any other provision of law shall be construed to require an equal distribution of members representing each entity specified in paragraph (3).
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**(a) Establishment.—** There is established a National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the “Committee”).
**(b) Function.—** The Committee shall advise the Secretary on matters relating to maritime collisions, rammings, and groundings, Inland Rules of the Road, International Rules of the Road, navigation regulations and equipment, routing measures, marine information, and aids to navigation systems.
**(c) Membership.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Committee shall consist of not more than 21 members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this section and section 15109 of this chapter.
(2) **Expertise.—** — Each member of the Committee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters relating to the function of the Committee.
(3) **Representation.—** — Each member of the Committee shall represent 1 of the following:
(A) Commercial vessel owners or operators.
(B) Professional mariners.
(C) Recreational boaters.
(D) The recreational boating industry.
(E) State agencies responsible for vessel or port safety.
(F) The Maritime Law Association.
(4) **Distribution.—** — The Secretary shall, based on the needs of the Coast Guard, determine the number of members of the Committee who represent each entity specified in paragraph (3). Neither this paragraph nor any other provision of law shall be construed to require an equal distribution of members representing each entity specified in paragraph (3).
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 96–591, § 5, Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3434; Pub. L. 97–322, title I, § 118(c), Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1586; Pub. L. 98–557, § 16(b)(2), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2866; Pub. L. 101–225, title I, § 105(a)(1), Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1909; Pub. L. 104–324, title III, § 304(a), (g), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3917, 3918; Pub. L. 107–295, title III, § 334, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2105; Pub. L. 108–293, title IV, § 418(e), Aug. 9, 2004, 118 Stat. 1049; Pub. L. 111–281, title VI, § 621(f), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2977, related to the establishment of the Navigation Safety Advisory Council. See [section 15107 of Title 46](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section15107&num=0&edition=prelim), Shipping.
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TITLE 46—SHIPPING
§ 15107
(Added Pub. L. 115–282, title VI, § 601(a), Dec. 4,
2018, 132 Stat. 4284; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div.
G, title LVXXXIII [LXXXIII], § 8331(a), Jan. 1,
2021, 134 Stat. 4702.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2021—Subsec. (c)(3)(C). Pub. L. 116–283, § 8331(a)(1),
substituted ‘‘operations’’ for ‘‘mineral and oil oper-
ations, including geophysical services’’.
Subsec. (c)(3)(D). Pub. L. 116–283, § 8331(a)(2), struck
out ‘‘exploration and recovery’’ before ‘‘facilities.’’
Subsec. (c)(3)(E). Pub. L. 116–283, § 8331(a)(3), sub-
stituted ‘‘providing diving services to the offshore in-
dustry’’ for ‘‘engaged in diving services related to off-
shore construction, inspection, and maintenance’’.
Subsec. (c)(3)(F). Pub. L. 116–283, § 8331(a)(4), sub-
stituted ‘‘providing safety and training services to the
offshore industry’’ for ‘‘engaged in safety and training
services related to offshore exploration and construc-
tion’’.
Subsec. (c)(3)(G). Pub. L. 116–283, § 8331(a)(5), sub-
stituted ‘‘providing subsea engineering, construction,
or remotely operated vehicle support to the offshore in-
dustry’’ for ‘‘engaged in pipelaying services related to
offshore construction’’.
Subsec. (c)(3)(H). Pub. L. 116–283, § 8331(a)(6), struck
out ‘‘mineral and energy’’ before ‘‘industry.’’
Subsec. (c)(3)(I). Pub. L. 116–283, § 8331(a)(7), inserted
‘‘and entities providing environmental protection, com-
pliance, or response services to the offshore industry’’
after ‘‘national environmental entities’’.
Subsec. (c)(3)(J). Pub. L. 116–283, § 8331(a)(8), sub-
stituted ‘‘entities engaged in offshore oil exploration
and production on the Outer Continental Shelf adjacent
to Alaska’’ for ‘‘deepwater ports’’.
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