2012 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen (§§ 2101 - 14702)
Part A - General Provisions (§§ 2101 - 2307)
Chapter 21 - GENERAL (§§ 2101 - 2118)
Section 2116 - Marine safety strategy, goals, and performance assessments
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, 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 A - General Provisions CHAPTER 21 - GENERAL Sec. 2116 - Marine safety strategy, goals, and performance assessments |
Contains | section 2116 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 111-281, title V, §522(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2956. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 124 Stat. 2956 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 111-281 |
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(a)
(1) Reducing the number and rates of marine casualties.
(2) Improving the consistency and effectiveness of vessel and operator enforcement and compliance programs.
(3) Identifying and targeting enforcement efforts at high-risk vessels and operators.
(4) Improving research efforts to enhance and promote vessel and operator safety and performance.
(b)
(1)
(A) To increase the number of safety examinations on all high-risk vessels.
(B) To eliminate the backlog of marine safety-related rulemakings.
(C) To improve the quality and effectiveness of marine safety information databases by ensuring that all Coast Guard personnel accurately and effectively report all safety, casualty, and injury information.
(D) To provide for a sufficient number of Coast Guard marine safety personnel, and provide adequate facilities and equipment to carry out the functions referred to in section 93(c).1
(2)
(A) the funds and staff resources needed to accomplish each activity included in the strategy and plans; and
(B) the staff skills and training needed for timely and effective accomplishment of each goal.
(c)
(d)
(1)
(2)
(A) on the performance of the marine safety program in achieving the goals of the marine safety strategy and annual plan under subsection (a) for the year covered by the report;
(B) on the program's mission performance in achieving numerical measurable goals established under subsection (b); and
(C) recommendations on how to improve performance of the program.
(Added Pub. L. 111–281, title V, §522(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2956.)
References in TextSection 93(c), referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(D), probably means section 93(c) of Title 14, Coast Guard, which relates to marine safety responsibilities of the Commandant of the Coast Guard.
1 See References in Text note below.
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