2014 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping (Sections 101 - 80509)
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen (Sections 2101 - 14702)
Part D - Marine Casualties (Sections 6101 - 6308)
Chapter 61 - Reporting Marine Casualties (Sections 6101 - 6104)
Sec. 6104 - Commercial fishing industry vessel casualty statistics
| 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 D - Marine Casualties CHAPTER 61 - REPORTING MARINE CASUALTIES Sec. 6104 - Commercial fishing industry vessel casualty statistics |
| Contains | section 6104 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 100-424, §4(a), Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1590. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 102 Stat. 1590 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 100-424 |
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(a) The Secretary shall compile statistics concerning marine casualties from data compiled from insurers of fishing vessels, fish processing vessels, and fish tender vessels.
(b) A person underwriting primary insurance for a fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or fish tender vessel shall submit periodically to the Secretary data concerning marine casualties that is required by regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
(c) After consulting with the insurance industry, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations under this section to gather a statistical base for analyzing vessel risks.
(d) The Secretary may delegate to a qualified person that has knowledge and experience in the collection of statistical insurance data the authority of the Secretary under this section to compile statistics from insurers.
(Added Pub. L. 100–424, §4(a), Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1590.)
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