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 PUBLIC LAW 101-380 —AUG. 18, 1990 104 STAT. 515 "(b) A member of the complement of a vessel of the United States operating on register or of a vessel of Canada may serve as the pilot required on waters not designated by the President if the member is licensed under section 7101 of this title, or under equivalent provisions of Canadian law, to direct the navigation of the vessel on the waters being navigated.". OJ) PENALTIES.— Section 9308 of title 46, United States Code, is amended in each of subsections (a), Q3), and (c) by striking "$500" and inserting "no more than $10,000". SEC. 4109. PERIODIC GAUGING OF PLATING THICKNESS OF COMMERCIAL VESSELS. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, Regulations, the Secretary shall issue regulations for vessels constructed or adapted to carry, or that carry, oil in bulk as cargo or cargo residue— (1) establishing minimum standards for plating thickness; and (2) requiring, consistent with generally recognized principles of international law, periodic gauging of the plating thickness of all such vessels over 30 years old operating on the navigable waters or the waters of the exclusive economic zone. 46 USC 3703 note. SEC. 4110. OVERFILL AND TANK LEVEL OR PRESSURE MONITORING DE- VICES. (a) STANDARDS. — Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish, by regulation, minimum standards for devices for warning persons of overfills and tank levels of oil in cargo tanks and devices for monitoring the pressure of oil cargo tanks. (b) USE.— Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations establishing, consistent with generally recognized principles of international law, requirements concerning the use of— (1) overfill devices, and (2) tank level or pressure monitoring devices, which are referred to in subsection (a) and which meet the standards established by the Secretary under subsection (a), on vessels constructed or adapted to carry, or that carry, oil in bulk as cargo or cargo residue on the navigable waters and the waters of the exclusive economic zone. SEC. 4111. STUDY ON TANKER NAVIGATION SAFETY STANDARDS. (a) IN GENERAL.— Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a study to determine whether existing laws and regulations are adequate to ensure the safe navigation of vessels transporting oil or hazardous substances in bulk on the navigable waters and the waters of the exclusive economic zone. O3) CONTENT.—In conducting the study required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) determine appropriate crew sizes on tankers; (2) evaluate the adequacy of qualifications and training of crewmembers on tankers; (3) evaluate the ability of crewmembers on tankers to take emergency actions to prevent or remove a discharge of oil or a hazardous substance from their tankers; Regulations. 46 USC 3703 note. 46 USC 3703 note.

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