{"identifier":"/us/usc/t14/s562","title":14,"num":"\u00a7\u202f562.","heading":"Appeals and waivers","text":"\u00a7\u202f562.\nAppeals and waivers\nExcept for the Commandant, any individual adjudicating an appeal or waiver of a decision regarding marine safety, including inspection or manning and threats to the environment, shall\u2014\n(1) be a qualified specialist with the training, experience, and qualifications in marine safety to effectively judge the facts and circumstances involved in the appeal and make a judgment regarding the merits of the appeal; or\n(2) have a senior staff member who\u2014\n(A) meets the requirements of paragraph (1);\n(B) actively advises the individual adjudicating the appeal; and\n(C) concurs in writing on the decision on appeal.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t14/s562.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t14/s562","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f562."},{"t":"heading","text":"Appeals and waivers","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"Except for the Commandant, any individual adjudicating an appeal or waiver of a decision regarding marine safety, including inspection or manning and threats to the environment, shall\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t14/s562/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" be a qualified specialist with the training, experience, and qualifications in marine safety to effectively judge the facts and circumstances involved in the appeal and make a judgment regarding the merits of the appeal; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t14/s562/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" have a senior staff member who\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t14/s562/2/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" meets the requirements of paragraph (1);","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t14/s562/2/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" actively advises the individual adjudicating the appeal; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t14/s562/2/C","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(C)"},{"t":"content","text":" concurs in writing on the decision on appeal.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}