Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 49 Part 1.djvu/1980

 74TH C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 816. JUNE 25, 1936 . sig ned on and discharged before a shi ppi ng com mi ssi one r, the master shall ma ke such proper e ntries i n the di scharge book. Any master who fails to make such entries shall be fined the sum of $50 for each such offense. This subsection shall take effect as to vessels engaged in foreign and intercoastal voyages six months after the enactment of this Act and as to all other vessels within one year after the enactment of this Act. "(c) There shall be maintained in the Bureau of Marine Inspec- tion an d Naviga tion in Washingt on a rec ord of e very dis charge b ook and certificate issued under the provisions of this Act, together with the name and address of the seaman to whom it is issued, his next of kin, and a certified copy of all discharge entries in such book, which copy shall be forwarded to such Bureau by the shipping com- missioner or person duly authorized to act as such before whom such holder is discharged . "(d) In case of the loss of a book by shipwreck or other casualty the seama n shall be suppl ied with another discha rge book, in whi ch shall be entered all data contained in the last book so far as this may be avail able f rom c opies of rec ords kept by the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation ; in other cases of loss the seaman may obtain a duplicate of such book containing the same entries upon payment of a sum equivalent to the cost thereof to the Gov- ernment, to be determined from time to time by the Secretary of Comm erce ." SEC. 4. (a) The local inspectors of the Bureau of Marine Inspec- tion and Navigation shall inspect the crew quarters of every Ameri- can vessel, at least once in each month, or at such times as such vessel shall enter an American port, and shall satisfy themselves that such quarters are of the size required by law or regulations issued thereunder, are properly ventilated and in a clean and sani- tary c onditi on, an d are equip ped wi th th e prop er plu mbing and mechanica l applia nces req uired by law or regulat ions iss ued ther e- under, and that such pl umbing and mechanic al appliances are in good working order and condition . (b) Whenever it shall be found that the crew quarters of any such vessel are not of the size required by law or regulations issued thereunder or are not properly ventilated or are not in a clean and sanitary condition or are not equipped with the proper plumbing and mechanical appliances required by law or regulations issued thereunder, or that such plumbing and mechanical appliances are not in good working order and condition, the appropriate board of local inspectors shall withdraw the certificate of inspection of such vessel and refuse to reissue the same until such improper conditions have been corrected ; and the master or other licensed officer of such vessel who shall have willfully or negligently permitted such vessel to be in such improper condition shall be subject to a penalty of not more th an $500. (c) This section shall take effect ninety days after the enactment of this Act. SEC. 5 . (a) From and after the enactment of this Act all licensed officers and pilots of vessels of the United States shall be citizens of the United States, native-born, or completely naturalized. (b) From and after six months after the enactment of this Act upon each departure of any such vessel from a port of the United States, 75 per centum of the crew, excluding licensed officers, shall be citizen s of the United States, native-b orn, or complete ly natu- ralized, unless the Secretary of Commerce shall, upon investigation, ascertain that qualified citizen seamen are not available, when, under such conditions, he may reduce the above percentages. 193 5 Penalty for failure to make entry. Effective dates. Maintenance of copies of data in continuous. discharge book . Issuan ce of d uplicat e in case of loss. Crew quarters. Inspection of, etc. Correction of im- pro per condi tion s. Wit hdr aw al of ce r- tificate until made. Penal ty for per mit. ti ng improper condi- tions. Effective date of sec- tion. License d offic ers and pilots ; citi zensh ip r e- quireme nts . Crew ; proportion re- quired to be citizens . Exceptions.