46 USC 15103 – National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee
(a)
Terms Used In 46 USC 15103
- State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7
- vessel: includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water. See 1 USC 3
(b)
(c)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(A) 9 members shall represent mariners and, of the 9—
(i) each shall—
(I) be a citizen of the United States; and
(II) hold an active license or certificate issued under chapter 71 of this title or a merchant mariner document issued under chapter 73 of this title;
(ii) 3 shall be deck officers who represent merchant marine deck officers and, of the 3—
(I) 2 shall be licensed for oceans any gross tons;
(II) 1 shall be licensed for inland river route with a limited or unlimited tonnage;
(III) 2 shall have a master’s license or a master of towing vessels license;
(IV) 1 shall have significant tanker experience; and
(V) to the extent practicable—
(aa) 1 shall represent labor; and
(bb) 1 shall represent management;
(iii) 3 shall be engineering officers who represent merchant marine engineering officers and, of the 3—
(I) 2 shall be licensed as chief engineer any horsepower;
(II) 1 shall be licensed as either a limited chief engineer or a designated duty engineer; and
(III) to the extent practicable—
(aa) 1 shall represent labor; and
(bb) 1 shall represent management;
(iv) 2 shall be unlicensed seamen who represent merchant marine unlicensed seaman and, of the 2—
(I) 1 shall represent able-bodied seamen; and
(II) 1 shall represent qualified members of the engine department; and
(v) 1 shall be a pilot who represents merchant marine pilots.
(B) 6 members shall represent marine educators and, of the 6—
(i) 3 shall be marine educators who represent maritime academies and, of the 3—
(I) 2 shall represent State maritime academies (and are jointly recommended by such academies); and
(II) 1 shall represent either State maritime academies or the United States Merchant Marine Academy; and
(ii) 3 shall be marine educators who represent other maritime training institutions and, of the 3, 1 shall represent the small vessel industry.
(C) 2 members shall represent shipping companies employed in ship operation management.
(D) 2 members shall represent the general public.