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46 U.S.C. § 3203

Safety management system

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46 U.S.C. § 3203, Safety management system, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/487477
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The Secretary shall prescribe regulations which establish a safety management system for responsible persons and vessels to which this chapter applies (including, for purposes of this section, all covered small passenger vessels, as defined in section 3306(n)(5)), including— with respect to sexual harassment and sexual assault, procedures for, and annual training requirements for all responsible persons and vessels to which this chapter applies on— At the conclusion of an audit of a safety management system required under section 10104(e), the Secretary shall revoke the Safety Management Certificate issued for the vessel under section 3205 if the Secretary determines— At the conclusion of an assessment or an audit of a safety management system under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall revoke the Document of Compliance issued to the responsible person if the Secretary determines— In prescribing regulations for passenger vessels and small passenger vessels, the Secretary shall consider—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 104-324(S. 1004)1996-10-19
    Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-293(H.R. 2443)2004-08-09
    Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004
    House: 425–1Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 111-281(H.R. 3619)2010-10-15
    Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010
    House: 385–11Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 116-283(H.R. 6395)2021-01-01
    William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
  • Amended byPub. L. 117-263(H.R. 7776)2022-12-23
    James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023