Safety standards

The Secretary shall prescribe regulations which require that each vessel to which this chapter applies shall be equipped with— In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations requiring the installation, maintenance, and use of the equipment in paragraph (2) of this subsection for vessels to which this chapter applies that— The equipment to be required is as follows: Except for a nonapplicable vessel, an auxiliary craft shall satisfy the equipment requirement under paragraph (2)(B) if such craft is— In addition to the requirements described in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the Secretary may prescribe regulations establishing the standards in paragraph (2) of this subsection for vessels to which this chapter applies that— The standards shall be minimum safety standards, including standards relating to— The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for the operating stability of a vessel to which this chapter applies— In prescribing regulations under this chapter, the Secretary— To ensure compliance with the requirements of this chapter, the Secretary— shall examine at dockside a vessel described in subsection (b) at least once every 5 years, but may require an exam at dockside every 2 years for vessels described in subsection (b) if— the vessel is— The training program shall— A vessel to which this chapter applies shall be constructed in a manner that provides a level of safety equivalent to the minimum safety standards the Secretary may establish for recreational vessels under section 4302, if— The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a Fishing Safety Training Grants Program to provide funding to municipalities, port authorities, other appropriate public entities, not-for-profit organizations, and other qualified persons that provide commercial fishing safety training— to conduct fishing vessel safety training for vessel operators and crewmembers that—