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46 USC 8303, 8304. 16 UST 185.

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46 USC 14306.

International agreements.

46 USC 14307. ,5<^:Vi

Records.

PUBLIC LAW 99-509—OCT. 21, 1986

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"(8) sections 351, 352, 355, and 356 of the Ship Radio Act (47 U.S.C. 351, 352, 354, and 354a); "(9) section 403 of the Commercial Fishing I n d u s t r y Vessel ,,,; Act (46 U.S.C. 3302 note); "(10) the Officers' Competency Certificates Convention, 1936, and sections 8303 and 8304 of this title; "(11) the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea as provided by IMCO Resolution A.494 (XII) of November 19, 1981; "(12) the International Convention on Standard s of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as provided by IMO Resolution A.540 (XIII) of November 17, 1983; "(13) the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as provided by IMO Resolution A.541 (XIII) of November 17, 1983; "(14) provisions of law establishing the threshold tonnage levels at which evidence of financial responsibility m u s t be demonstrated; or "(15) unless otherwise provided by law, any other law of the United States in effect before July 19, 1994, and not listed by the Secretary under section 14302(c) of this title. "(b) As long as the owner of a vessel has a request in effect under subsection (a) of this section, the tonnages determined under that request shall be used in applying the other provisions of law described in subsection (a) to that vessel. »»..M "§ 14306. Reciprocity for foreign vessels "(a) When the Secretary finds that the laws and regulations of a foreign country related to m e a s u r e m e n t of vessels a r e similar to those of this chapter and the regulations prescribed under this chapter, or when a foreign country is a party to the Convention, the Secretary shall accept the m e a s u r e m e n t and certificate of a vessel of that foreign country as complying with this chapter and the regulations prescribed under this chapter. "(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a vessel of a foreign country that does not recognize m e a s u r e m e n t s under this chapter. The Secretary may apply m e a s u r e m e n t standard s the Secretary considers appropriate to the vessel, subject to applicable international a g r e e m e n t s to which the United States Government is a party. "§ 14307. Inspection of foreign vessels "(a) The Secretary may inspect a vessel of a foreign country to verify that— "(1) the vessel has an International Tonnage Certificate (1969) and the m a i n characteristics of the vessel correspond to the information in the certificate; or "(2) if the vessel is from a country not a party to the Convention, the vessel has been measured under laws and regulations similar to those of this chapter and the regulations prescribed under this chapter. "(b) For a vessel of a country that is a party to the Convention, if the inspection reveals that the vessel does not have a n International Tonnage Certificate (1969) or that the m a i n characteristics of the vessel differ from those stated on the certificate or other records in a

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