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 PUBLIC LAW 95-474—OCT. 17, 1978

92 STAT. 1479

jurisdiction to restrain violations of this Act or of regulations issued hereunder, for cause shown. " (e) D E N I A L o r E N T R Y. — E x c e p t as provided in section 9, the Secretary may, subject to recognized principles of international law, deny entry into the navigable waters of the United States or to any p o r t or place under the jurisdiction of the United States to any vessel not in compliance with the provisions of this Act or the regulations issued hereunder. "(f)

W I T H H O L D I N G OF CLEARANCE,—The Secretary of the Treasury

shall withhold o r revoke, at the request of the Secretary, the clearance, required by section 4197 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended (46 U.S.C. 9 1), of any vessel, the owner or operator of which is subject to any of the penalties in this section. Clearance may be granted in such cases upon the filing of a bond o r other surety satisfactory to the Secretary.". SEC. 3. STUDY OF MONITORING SYSTEMS. (a) CONTENT.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and other appropriate departments or agencies of the Federal Government, shall study the desirability and feasibility of possible shore-station systems for monitoring vessels, including fishing vessels, within the Fishery Conservation Zone as defined in section 3(8) of the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976. E a c h system examined shall be capable of reporting vessel position, identification, course, and speed using either a land, sea, or space monitoring technique. (b) REPORT.—Within t w o years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report his finding to the Congress. T h i s report shall describe the capabilities, limitations, and cost effectiveness of each monitoring system examined from the standpoint of both the Federal Government and any vessel owners who would be affected by the imposition of each approach. The report shall also include the Secretary's recommendations for a single, comprehensive, cost effective shore-station system for monitoring vessels within the Fishery Conservation Zone. (c) APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the purposes of this section, not to exceed $500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and not to exceed $500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980. SEC. 4. IMPROVED PILOTAGE STANDARDS. Section 4442 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (46 U.S.C. 214) is amended to read as follows: " SEC. 4442. (a) The Secretary of the department in which the Coast G u a r d is operating shall, in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, establish eligibility requirements for the issuance of a Federal license to pilot any steam vessel. " (b) No person may be issued a Federal license to pilot any steam vessel unless he— " (1) is at least twenty-one years of a g e; " (2) is of sound health and has no physical limitations which would hinder or prevent the performance of a pilot's duties; " (3) agrees to have a thorough physical examination each year while holding such license; " (4) demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that he possesses the requisite general knowledge and skill to hold such license;

Surety, filing,

33 USC 1224 note. Consultation.

16 USC 1802.

Transmittal to Congress.

Recommendations.

Federal steam vessel pilot's license, eligibility.

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