2014 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping (Sections 101 - 80509)
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen (Sections 2101 - 14702)
Part B - Inspection and Regulation of Vessels (Sections 3101 - 4705)
Chapter 32 - Management of Vessels (Sections 3201 - 3205)
Sec. 3203 - Safety management system
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 46 - SHIPPING |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part B - Inspection and Regulation of Vessels CHAPTER 32 - MANAGEMENT OF VESSELS Sec. 3203 - Safety management system |
Contains | section 3203 |
Date | 2014 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 104-324, title VI, §602(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3928; amended Pub. L. 108-293, title IV, §405(b), Aug. 9, 2004, 118 Stat. 1043; Pub. L. 111-281, title VI, §610(b), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2969. |
Statutes at Large References | 110 Stat. 3928 118 Stat. 1043 124 Stat. 2969 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 104-324, Public Law 108-293, Public Law 111-281 |
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(a) In General.—The Secretary shall prescribe regulations which establish a safety management system for responsible persons and vessels to which this chapter applies, including—
(1) a safety and environmental protection policy;
(2) instructions and procedures to ensure safe operation of those vessels and protection of the environment in compliance with international and United States law;
(3) defined levels of authority and lines of communications between, and among, personnel on shore and on the vessel;
(4) procedures for reporting accidents and nonconformities with this chapter;
(5) procedures for preparing for and responding to emergency situations; and
(6) procedures for internal audits and management reviews of the system.
(b) Compliance With Code.—Regulations prescribed under this section shall be consistent with the International Safety Management Code with respect to vessels to which this chapter applies under section 3202(a) of this title.
(c) In prescribing regulations for passenger vessels and small passenger vessels, the Secretary shall consider—
(1) the characteristics, methods of operation, and nature of the service of these vessels; and
(2) with respect to vessels that are ferries, the sizes of the ferry systems within which the vessels operate.
(Added Pub. L. 104–324, title VI, §602(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3928; amended Pub. L. 108–293, title IV, §405(b), Aug. 9, 2004, 118 Stat. 1043; Pub. L. 111–281, title VI, §610(b), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2969.)
AMENDMENTS2010—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 111–281 added subsec. (c).
2004—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–293 substituted "vessels to which this chapter applies under section 3202(a) of this title" for "vessels engaged on a foreign voyage".
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