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 97 STAT. 550 PUBLIC LAW 98-89 —AUG. 26, 1983 Civil penalty. Civil penalty. Post, p. 555. Ante, p. 509. (B) required to work in the engine department if engaged for deck department duty or required to work in the deck department if engaged for engine department duty; (2) a seaman may not be required to do unnecessary work on Sundays, New Year's Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day, when the vessel is in a safe harbor, but this clause does not prevent dispatch of a vessel on a voyage; and (3) when the vessel is in a safe harbor, 8 hours (including anchor watch) is a day's work. (f) Subsections (d) and (e) of this section do not limit the authority of the master or other officer or the obedience of the seamen when, in the judgment of the master or other officer, any part of the crew is needed for— (1) maneuvering, shifting the berth of, mooring, or unmoor- ing, the vessel; (2) performing work necessary for the safety of the vessel, or the vessel's passengers, crew, or cargo; (3) saving life on board another vessel in jeopardy; or (4) performing fire, lifeboat, or other drills in port or at sea. (g) On a towing vessel (except a vessel to which subsection (c) of this section applies), an offshore supply vessel, or a barge to which this section applies, that is engaged on a voyage of less than 600 miles, the licensed individuals and crewmembers (except the coal passers, firemen, oilers, and water tenders) may be divided, when at sea, into at least 2 watches. (h) On a vessel to which section 8904 of this title applies, an individual licensed to operate a towing vessel may not work for more than 12 hours in a consecutive 24-hour period except in an emergency. (i) A person violating subsection (a) or (b) of this section is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $100. (j) The owner, charterer, or managing operator of a vessel on which a violation of subsection (c), (d), (e), or (h) of this section occurs is liable to the Government for a civil penalty of $500. The seaman is entitled to discharge from the vessel and receipt of wages earned. § 8105. Regulations The Secretary may prescribe regulations to carry out this part. CHAPTER 83—MASTERS AND OFFICERS Sec. 8301. Minimum number of licensed individuals. 8302. Staff department. 8303. Service under licenses issued without examination. 8304. Implementing the Officers' Competency Certificates Convention, 1936. § 8301. Minimum number of licensed individuals (a) Except as provided in chapter 89 of this title and except for a vessel operating only on rivers, harbors, lakes, bays, sounds, bayous, and canals, a vessel to which part B of this subtitle applies shall engage a minimum of licensed individuals as follows: (1) Each of those vessels shall have a licensed master. (2) A vessel of at least 1,000 gross tons and propelled by machinery shall have 3 licensed mates. However, if the vessel is on a voyage of less than 400 miles from port of departure to port of final destination, it shall have 2 licensed mates.

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