The Secretary shall, in consultation with the National Towing Safety Advisory Committee and taking into consideration the characteristics, methods of operation, and the size and nature of service of single hull non-self-propelled tank vessels and towing vessels, prescribe regulations requiring a single hull non-self-propelled tank vessel that operates in the open ocean or coastal waters, or the vessel towing it, to have at least one of the following:
46 U.S.C. § 3719
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2018- Pub. L. 115-282 inserted "National" before "Towing Safety" in introductory provisions.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
REGULATIONS Pub. L. 104-324, title IX, §901(b), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3946, provided that: "The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall issue regulations required under section 3719 of title 46, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), by not later than October 1, 1997."