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46 U.S.C. § 3104 — Survival craft
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**(a) Requirement To Equip.—** The Secretary shall require that a passenger vessel be equipped with survival craft that ensures that no part of an individual is immersed in water, if—
(1) such vessel is built or undergoes a major conversion after January 1, 2016; and
(2) operates in cold waters as determined by the Secretary.
**(b) Higher Standard of Safety.—** The Secretary may revise part 117 or part 180 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect before January 1, 2016, if such revision provides a higher standard of safety than is provided by the regulations in effect on or before the date of the enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016.
**(c) Innovative and Novel Designs.—** The Secretary may, in lieu of the requirements set out in part 117 or part 180 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016, allow a passenger vessel to be equipped with a life-saving appliance or arrangement of an innovative or novel design that—
(1) ensures no part of an individual is immersed in water; and
(2) provides an equal or higher standard of safety than is provided by such requirements as in effect before such date of the enactment.
**(d) Built Defined.—** In this section, the term “built” has the meaning that term has under section 4503(d).
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**(a) Requirement To Equip.—** The Secretary shall require that a passenger vessel be equipped with survival craft that ensures that no part of an individual is immersed in water, if—
(1) such vessel is built or undergoes a major conversion after January 1, 2016; and
(2) operates in cold waters as determined by the Secretary.
**(b) Higher Standard of Safety.—** The Secretary may revise part 117 or part 180 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect before January 1, 2016, if such revision provides a higher standard of safety than is provided by the regulations in effect on or before the date of the enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016.
**(c) Innovative and Novel Designs.—** The Secretary may, in lieu of the requirements set out in part 117 or part 180 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016, allow a passenger vessel to be equipped with a life-saving appliance or arrangement of an innovative or novel design that—
(1) ensures no part of an individual is immersed in water; and
(2) provides an equal or higher standard of safety than is provided by such requirements as in effect before such date of the enactment.
**(d) Built Defined.—** In this section, the term “built” has the meaning that term has under section 4503(d).
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**(a) Multirater Assessment of Certain Personnel.—**
(1) **In general.—** — Commencing not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016, the Commandant shall develop and implement a plan to conduct every two years a multirater assessment for each of the following:
(A) Each flag officer of the Coast Guard.
(B) Each member of the Senior Executive Service of the Coast Guard.
(C) Each officer of the Coast Guard nominated for promotion to the grade of flag officer.
(2) **Officers.—** — Each officer of the Coast Guard shall undergo a multirater assessment before promotion to—
(A) the grade of O–4;
(B) the grade of O–5; and
(C) the grade of O–6.
(3) **Enlisted members.—** — Each enlisted member of the Coast Guard shall undergo a multirater assessment before advancement to—
(A) the grade of E–7;
(B) the grade of E–8;
(C) the grade of E–9; and
(D) the grade of E–10.
(4) **Selection.—** — An individual assessed shall not be permitted to select the peers and subordinates who provide opinions for the multirater assessment of such individual.
(5) **Post-assessment elements.—**
(A) *In general.—* — Following an assessment of an individual pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (3), the individual shall be provided appropriate post-assessment counseling and leadership coaching.
(B) *Availability of results.—* — The supervisor of the individual assessed shall be provided with the results of the multirater assessment.
**(b) Multirater Assessment Defined.—** In this section, the term “multirater assessment” means a review that seeks opinion from members senior to the reviewee and the peers and subordinates of the reviewee.
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TITLE 46—SHIPPING
§ 3104
tions requiring exposure suits on vessels not required
by section 3102 to have exposure suits.
‘‘(c) The regulations prescribed under section 3102 of
title 46, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)
of this section), shall be effective not later than 60 days
after the date of enactment of this title [Nov. 8, 1984].’’
[Regulations effective Dec. 30, 1984, see 49 F.R. 50722,
Dec. 31, 1984.]
[For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and
assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities
and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relat-
ing thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security,
and for treatment of related references, see sections
468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Secu-
rity, and the Department of Homeland Security Reor-
ganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set
out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.]
Similar provisions were contained in section 22(b), (c)
of Pub. L. 98–557, which was repealed by section 2 of
Pub. L. 99–36, set out above as a Repeal of Duplicate
Section note.
§ 3103. Use of reports, documents, and records
The Secretary may rely, as evidence of com-
pliance with this subtitle, on—
(1) reports, documents, and records of other
persons who have been determined by the Sec-
retary to be reliable; and
(2) other methods the Secretary has deter-
mined to be reliable.
(Added Pub. L. 104–324, title VI, § 603(a), Oct. 19,
1996, 110 Stat. 3930.)
§ 3104. Survival craft
(a) REQUIREMENT
TO
EQUIP.—The Secretary
shall require that a passenger vessel be equipped
with survival craft that ensures that no part of
an individual is immersed in water, if—
(1) such vessel is built or undergoes a major
conversion after January 1, 2016; and
(2) opera
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