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46 U.S.C. § 15105 — National Boating Safety Advisory Committee

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46 U.S.C. § 15105 — National Boating Safety Advisory Committee

**(a) Establishment.—** There is established a National Boating Safety Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the “Committee”). **(b) Function.—** The Committee shall advise the Secretary on matters relating to national boating safety. **(c) Membership.—** (1) **In general.—** — The Committee shall consist of 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.—** — Members of the Committee shall be appointed as follows: (A) 7 members shall represent State officials responsible for State boating safety programs. (B) 7 members shall represent recreational vessel and associated equipment manufacturers. (C) 7 members shall represent the general public or national recreational boating organizations and, of the 7, at least 5 shall represent national recreational boating organizations.

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46 U.S.C. § 13110 — Repealed. Pub. L. 115–282, title VI, § 601(c)(4)(A), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4289]

### Statutory Notes Section, Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 598; Pub. L. 99–626, § 3(a)(1), (b)(1), (2), Nov. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 3505; Pub. L. 100–448, § 20(a), Sept. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 1846; Pub. L. 102–241, § 24, Dec. 19, 1991, 105 Stat. 2217; Pub. L. 104–324, title III, § 304(f), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3918; Pub. L. 107–295, title III, § 335, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2105; Pub. L. 108–293, title IV, § 418(f), Aug. 9, 2004, 118 Stat. 1049; Pub. L. 111–281, title VI, § 621(b), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2976, established the National Boating Safety Advisory Council. See [section 15105 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section15105&num=0&edition=prelim).

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46 U.S.C. § 4302 — Regulations

**(a)** The Secretary may prescribe regulations— (1) establishing minimum safety standards for recreational vessels and associated equipment, and establishing procedures and tests required to measure conformance with those standards, with each standard— (A) meeting the need for recreational vessel safety; and (B) being stated, insofar as practicable, in terms of performance; (2) requiring the installation, carrying, or use of associated equipment (including fuel systems, ventilation systems, electrical systems, sound-producing devices, firefighting equipment, lifesaving devices, signaling devices, ground tackle, life- and grab-rails, and navigational equipment) on recreational vessels and classes of recreational vessels subject to this chapter, and prohibiting the installation, carrying, or use of associated equipment that does not conform with safety standards established under this section; and (3) requiring or permitting the display of seals, labels, plates, insignia, or other devices for certifying or evidencing compliance with safety regulations and standards of the United States Government for recreational vessels and associated equipment. **(b)** Each regulation prescribed under this section shall specify an effective date that is not earlier than 180 days from the date the regulation was published, unless the Secretary finds that there exists a recreational vessel safety hazard so critical as to require an earlier effective date. However, this period may not be more than 24 months for cases involving, in the discretion of the Secretary, major product design, retooling, or major changes in the manufacturing process. **(c)** In prescribing regulations under this section, the Secretary shall, among other things— (1) consider the need for and the extent

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46 U.S.C. § 15105 — National Boating Safety Advisory Com-

Page 249 TITLE 46—SHIPPING § 15106 tions and, of the 3, 1 shall represent the small vessel industry. (C) 2 members shall represent shipping companies employed in ship operation man- agement. (D) 2 members shall represent the general public. (Added Pub. L. 115–282, title VI, § 601(a), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4282.) § 15104. National Merchant Mariner Medical Ad- visory Committee (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Committee’’). (b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the Secretary on matters relating to— (1) medical certification determinations for the issuance of licenses, certification of reg- istry, and merchant mariners’ documents with respect to merchant mariners; (2) medical standards and guidelines for the physical qualifications of operators of com- mercial vessels; (3) medical examiner education; and (4) medical research. (c) MEMBERSHIP.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con- sist of 14 members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this section and section 15109 of this chapter. (2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Com- mittee shall have particular expertise, knowl- edge, and experience in matters relating to the function of the Committee. (3) REPRESENTATION.—Members of the Com- mittee shall be appointed as follows: (A) 9 shall represent health-care profes- sionals and have particular expertise, knowl- edge, and experience regarding the medical examinations of merchant mariners or occu- pational medicine. (B) 5 shall represent professional mariners and have particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in occupational requirements for mariners. (Added Pub. L. 115–282, title VI, § 601(a), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4283.) § 1510

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