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46 U.S.C. § 8107 — Use of force against piracy
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**(a) Limitation on Liability.—** An owner, operator, time charterer, master, mariner, or individual who uses force or authorizes the use of force to defend a vessel of the United States against an act of piracy shall not be liable for monetary damages for any injury or death caused by such force to any person engaging in an act of piracy if such force was in accordance with standard rules for the use of force in self-defense of vessels prescribed by the Secretary.
**(b) Promotion of Coordinated Action.—** To carry out the purpose of this section, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall work through the International Maritime Organization to establish agreements to promote coordinated action among flag- and port-states to deter, protect against, and rapidly respond to piracy against the vessels of, and in the waters under the jurisdiction of, those nations, and to ensure limitations on liability similar to those established by subsection (a).
**(c) Definition.—** For the purpose of this section, the term “act of piracy” means any act of aggression, search, restraint, depredation, or seizure attempted against a vessel of the United States by an individual not authorized by the United States, a foreign government, or an international organization recognized by the United States to enforce law on the high seas.
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**(a) Limitation on Liability.—** An owner, operator, time charterer, master, mariner, or individual who uses force or authorizes the use of force to defend a vessel of the United States against an act of piracy shall not be liable for monetary damages for any injury or death caused by such force to any person engaging in an act of piracy if such force was in accordance with standard rules for the use of force in self-defense of vessels prescribed by the Secretary.
**(b) Promotion of Coordinated Action.—** To carry out the purpose of this section, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall work through the International Maritime Organization to establish agreements to promote coordinated action among flag- and port-states to deter, protect against, and rapidly respond to piracy against the vessels of, and in the waters under the jurisdiction of, those nations, and to ensure limitations on liability similar to those established by subsection (a).
**(c) Definition.—** For the purpose of this section, the term “act of piracy” means any act of aggression, search, restraint, depredation, or seizure attempted against a vessel of the United States by an individual not authorized by the United States, a foreign government, or an international organization recognized by the United States to enforce law on the high seas.
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The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall certify a training curriculum for United States mariners on the use of force against pirates. The curriculum shall include—
(1) information on waters designated as high-risk waters by the Commandant of the Coast Guard;
(2) information on current threats and patterns of attack by pirates;
(3) tactics for defense of a vessel, including instruction on the types, use, and limitations of security equipment;
(4) standard rules for the use of force for self-defense as developed by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating under section 912(c) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–281; [46 U.S.C. 8107](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section8107&num=0&edition=prelim) note), including instruction on firearm safety for crewmembers of vessels carrying cargo under [section 55305 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section55305&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(5) procedures to follow to improve crewmember survivability if captured and taken hostage by pirates.
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TITLE 46—SHIPPING
§ 8107
shall be discharged from the vessel at the next
port of call reached by the vessel after the
date on which the 60-workday limit is reached.
(2) CALCULATION.—For the purpose of calcu-
lating the 60-workday limit under this sub-
section, each day worked by a riding gang
member who is neither a United States citizen
nor an alien lawfully admitted to the United
States for permanent residence shall be count-
ed against the limitation.
(d) EXCEPTIONS FOR WARRANTY WORK.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsections (b), (c), (e), and
(f) do not apply to a riding gang member em-
ployed exclusively to perform, and who per-
forms only, work that is—
(A) customarily performed by original
equipment manufacturers’ technical rep-
resentatives;
(B) required by a manufacturer’s warranty
on specific machinery and equipment; or
(C) required by a contractual guarantee or
warranty on actual repairs performed in a
shipyard located outside of the United
States.
(2)
CITIZENSHIP
REQUIREMENT.—Subsection
(a)(1)(A) applies only to a riding gang member
described in paragraph (1) who is on the vessel
when it calls at a United States port.
(e) RECORDKEEPING.—In addition to the re-
quirements of subsection (a), the owner or man-
aging operator of a vessel to which subsection
(a) applies shall ensure that all information nec-
essary to ensure compliance with this section,
as determined by the Secretary, is entered into
the vessel’s official logbook required by chapter
113.
(f) FAILURE TO EMPLOY QUALIFIED AVAILABLE
U.S. CITIZENS OR RESIDENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The owner or operator of a
vessel to which subsection (a) applies may not
employ a riding gang member who is neither a
United States citizen nor an alien lawfully ad-
mitted to the United States for perm
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