§ 4102. Safety equipment

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1983

   Pub. L. 98–89 · 97 Stat. 500

   Enacted · 46 U.S.C. § 4102

   Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 528

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 528

2. 1986

   Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1986

   Pub. L. 99–640 § 16 · 100 Stat. 3545

   Added · 46 U.S.C. § 4102(e)

   Pub. L. 99–640 added subsec. (e)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 99–640 added subsec. (e).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 16. vessel safety Section 4102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “(e) Fish and fishing. Each uninspected fishing, fish processing, or fish tender vessel operating on the high seas shall be equipped with the number and type of emergency position indicating radio beacons prescribed by regulation.”.

3. 1988

   Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Act of 1988

   Pub. L. 100–424 § 2(c) · 102 Stat. 1585

   Struck · 46 U.S.C. § 4102(e)

   Pub. L. 100–424 struck out subsec. (e) which read as follows: “Each uninspected fishing, fish processing, or fish tender vessel operating on the high seas shall be equipped with the number and type of emergency position indicating radio beacons prescribed by regulation.” See section 4502(a)(7) of this title

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 100–424 struck out subsec. (e) which read as follows: “Each uninspected fishing, fish processing, or fish tender vessel operating on the high seas shall be equipped with the number and type of emergency position indicating radio beacons prescribed by regulation.” See section 4502(a)(7) of this title.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) Repeal.— Subsection (e) of section 4102 of title 46, United States Code, is repealed.

4. 1988

   Pub. L. 100–540 § 1(a) · 102 Stat. 2719

   Repealed · 46 U.S.C. § 4102(e)

   Pub. L. 100–540 amended subsec. (e) generally without regard to the prior repeal of subsec. (e) by Pub. L. 100–424

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 100–540 amended subsec. (e) generally without regard to the prior repeal of subsec. (e) by Pub. L. 100–424.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Subsection (e) of section 4102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(e) Each manned uninspected vessel operating on the high seas or beyond three nautical miles from the coastline of the Great Lakes shall be equipped with the number and type of alerting and locating equipment, including emergency position indicating radio beacons, prescribed by the Secretary.”.

5. 1996

   Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–324 title IX § 902(a) · 110 Stat. 3901

   Added · 46 U.S.C. § 4102(f)

   Pub. L. 104–324 added subsec. (f)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 104–324 added subsec. (f).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Section 4102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(f) (1) The Secretary, in consultation with the Towing Safety Advisory Committee and taking into consideration the characteristics, methods of operation, and nature of service of towing vessels, may require the installation, maintenance, and use of a fire suppression system or other measures to provide adequate assurance that fires on board towing vessels can be suppressed under reasonably foreseeable circumstances. “(2) The Secretary shall require under paragraph (1) the use of a fire suppression system or other measures to provide adequate assurance that a fire on board a towing vessel that is towing a non-self-propelled tank vessel can be suppressed under reasonably foreseeable circumstances.”.

6. 1998

   Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998

   Pub. L. 105–383 title III § 301(b)(3) · 112 Stat. 3411

   Substituted · 46 U.S.C. § 4102(e)

   Pub. L. 105–383 substituted “owned in the United States and operating beyond 3 nautical miles from the baselines from which the territorial sea of the United States is measured” for “operating on the high seas”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 105–383 substituted “owned in the United States and operating beyond 3 nautical miles from the baselines from which the territorial sea of the United States is measured” for “operating on the high seas”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) Section 4102(e) of that title is amended by striking “operating on the high seas” and inserting “owned in the United States and operating beyond 3 nautical miles from the baselines from which the territorial sea of the United States is measured”.

7. 2010

   Maritime Safety Act of 2010

   Pub. L. 111–281 title VI § 619 · 124 Stat. 2905

   Amended · 46 U.S.C. § 4102(b)

   Pub. L. 111–281 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: “Each uninspected vessel propelled by machinery shall carry at least one readily accessible life preserver or other lifesaving device, of the type prescribed by regulation, for each individual on board.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111–281 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: “Each uninspected vessel propelled by machinery shall carry at least one readily accessible life preserver or other lifesaving device, of the type prescribed by regulation, for each individual on board.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 619. LIFESAVING DEVICES ON UNINSPECTED VESSELS.   Section 4102(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(b) The Regulations. Secretary shall prescribe regulations requiring the installation, maintenance, and use of life preservers and other lifesaving devices for individuals on board uninspected vessels.” .

8. 2018

   Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018

   Pub. L. 115–282 title VI § 601(c)(6)(B)(ii) · 132 Stat. 4192

   Inserted · 46 U.S.C. § 4102(f)(1)

   Pub. L. 115–282 inserted “National” before “Towing Safety”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 115–282 inserted “National” before “Towing Safety”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (ii) Safety equipment.— Section 4102(f)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting “National” before “Towing Safety”.

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