Title 46 USC Chapter 61 Section 6102

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TITLE 46--SHIPPING
Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
Part D--Marine Casualties
CHAPTER 61--REPORTING MARINE CASUALTIES
Sec. 6102. State marine casualty reporting system
(a) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for a uniform State
marine casualty reporting system for vessels. Regulations shall
prescribe the casualties to be reported and the manner of reporting. A
State shall compile and submit to the Secretary reports, information,
and statistics on casualties reported to the State, including
information and statistics concerning the number of casualties in which
the use of alcohol contributed to the casualty.
(b) The Secretary shall collect, analyze, and publish reports,
information, and statistics on marine casualties together with findings
and recommendations the Secretary considers appropriate. If a State
marine casualty reporting system provides that information derived from
casualty reports (except statistical information) may not be publicly
disclosed, or otherwise prohibits use by the State or any person in any
action or proceeding against a person, the Secretary may use the
information provided by the State only in the same way that the State
may use the information.
(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 536; Pub. L. 98-557,
Sec. 7(b)(2), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2862.)
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------Section 6102(a) requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations for
a uniform State marine casualty reporting system for vessels. The
Secretary may limit the scope and types of casualties to be investigated
and reported by the State. It also requires the State to submit to the
Secretary reports, information, and statistics on casualties reported to
the State.
Subsection (b) requires the Secretary to analyze the information
that is received from the State. It also prohibits the Secretary from
disclosing the information, proceeding against any person based on this
information, or otherwise using the information, if the State cannot use
the information in the same way.

Amendments
1984--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98-557 inserted provisions relating to
alcohol as a contributing factor to the casualty.

Plan To Increase Marine Casualty Reporting
Pub. L. 104-324, title III, Sec. 314(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat.
3922, provided that: ``Not later than one year after enactment of this
Act [Oct. 19, 1996], the Secretary of Transportation shall, in
consultation with appropriate State agencies, submit to the Committee on
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a plan to increase reporting
of vessel accidents to appropriate State law enforcement officials.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 6103, 13102 of this title.

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