Historical and Revision Notes
Chapter 81 provides for the composition, citizenship, working hours, and other limitations affecting the complement of licensed individuals and crew on certain vessels, a safety watch onboard passenger vessels, membership in the Naval Reserve for certain deck and engineer officers, and penalties for violating, and regulatory authority for implementing its provisions.
Amendments
2010—[Pub. L. 111–281, title IX], §§ 903(c)(1), 912(b), Oct. 15, 2010, [124 Stat. 3011], 3017, inserted period at end of item 8106 and added item 8107.
2006—[Pub. L. 109–241, title III, § 312(d)], July 11, 2006, [120 Stat. 534], added item 8106.
[Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 515(f)(3)(C)], Jan. 6, 2006, [119 Stat. 3236], substituted “Citizenship and Navy Reserve requirements” for “Citizenship and Naval Reserve requirements” in item 8103.
1996—[Pub. L. 104–324, title XI, § 1146(b)], Oct. 19, 1996, [110 Stat. 3993], added item 8105.
1990—[Pub. L. 101–595, title VI, § 603(7)(B)], Nov. 16, 1990, [104 Stat. 2993], struck out item 8105 “Regulations”.
