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 110 STAT. 3932 PUBLIC LAW 104-324—OCT. 19, 1996 (B) striking so much of the subsection as precedes paragraph (3), as so redesignated, and inserting the following: "(b)(1) The Secretary may delegate to the American Bureau of Shipping or another classification society recognized by the Secretary as meeting acceptable standards for such a society, for a vessel documented or to be documented under chapter 121 of this title, the authority to— "(A) review and approve plans required for issuing a certificate of inspection required by this part; "(B) conduct inspections and examinations; and "(C) issue a certificate of inspection required by this part and other related documents. "(2) The Secretary may make a delegation under paragraph (1) to a foreign classification society only— "(A) to the extent that the government of the foreign country in which the society is headquartered delegates authority and provides access to the American Bureau of Shipping to inspect, certify, and provide related services to vessels documented in that country; and "(B) if the foreign classification society has offices and maintains records in the United States.", (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (1) The heading for section 3316 of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: " § 3316. Classification societies". (2) The table of sections for chapter 33 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 3316 and inserting the following: "3316. Classification societies.". TITLE VH—TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS SEC. 701. AMENDMENT OF INLAND NAVIGATION RULES. Section 2 of the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980 is amended— (1) by amending Rule 9(e)(i) (33 U.S.C. 2009(e)(i)) tc read as follows: "(i) In a narrow channel or fairway when overtaking, the powerdriven vessel intending to overtake another power-driven vessel shall indicate her intention by sounding the appropriate signal prescribed in Rule 34(c) and take steps to permit safe passing. The power-driven vessel being overtaken, if in agreement, shall sound the same signal and may, if specifically agreed to take steps to permit safe passing. If in doubt she shall sound the danger signal prescribed in Rule 34(d)."; (2) in Rule 15(b) (33 U.S.C. 2015(b)) by inserting "powerdriven" after "Secretary, a"; (3) in Rule 23(a)(i) (33 U.S.C. 2023(a)(i)) after "masthead light forward"; by striking "except that a vessel of less than 20 meters in length need not exhibit this light forward of amidships but shall exhibit it as far forward as is practicable;"; (4) by amending Rule 24(f) (33 U.S.C. 2024(f)) to read as follows:

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