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 PUBLIC LAW 101-595 —NOV. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 2991 "(C) in the case of a fish tender vessel, engage in the Aleutian trade. "(2) The equipment to be required is as follows: "(A) alerting and locating equipment, including emergency position indicating radio beacons; "(B) lifeboats or liferafts sufficient to accommodate all individuals on board; "(C) at least one readily accessible immersion suit for each individual on board that vessel when operating on the waters described in section 3102 of this title; "(D) radio communications equipment sufficient to effectively communicate with land-based search and rescue facilities; "(E) navigation equipment, including compasses, radar reflectors, nautical charts, and anchors; "(F) first aid equipment, including medicine chests; and "(G) other equipment required to minimize the risk of injury to the crew during vessel operations, if the Secretary determines that a risk of serious injury exists that can be eliminated or mitigated by that equipment. "(c)(1) In addition to the requirements described in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the Secretary may prescribe regulations establishing the standards in paragraph (2) of this subsection for vessels to which this chapter applies that— "(A)(i) were built after December 31, 1988, or undergo a major conversion completed after that date; and (ii) operate with more than 16 individuals on board; or "(B) in the case of a fish tender vessel, engage in the Aleutian trade. "(2) The standards shall be minimum safety standards, including standards relating to— "(A) navigation equipment, including radars and fathometers; "(B) lifesaving equipment, immersion suits, signaling devices, bilge pumps, bilge alarms, life rails, and grab rails; "(C) fire protection and firefighting equipment, including fire alarms and portable and semiportable fire extinguishing equipment; "(D) use and installation of insulation material; "(E) storage methods for flammable or combustible material; and "(F) fuel, ventilation, and electrical systems.". (2) Section 4502(f) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(f) To ensure compliance with the requirements of this chapter, at least once every 2 years the Secretary shall examine— "(1) a fish processing vessel; and "(2) a fish tender vessel engaged in the Aleutian trade.". (d) LOAD LINES.— Section 5102(b)(5)(B) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(B)(i) is not on a foreign voyage; or "(ii) engaged in the Aleutian trade (except a vessel in that trade assigned a load line at any time before June 1, 1992).". (e) MANNING. — (1) Section 8104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "(n)(l) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, on a fish tender vessel of not more than 500 gross tons engaged in the

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