{"identifier":"/us/usc/t46/s8102","title":46,"num":"\u00a7\u202f8102.","heading":"Watchmen","text":"\u00a7\u202f8102.\nWatchmen\n(a) The owner, charterer, or managing operator of a vessel carrying passengers during the nighttime shall keep a suitable number of watchmen in the vicinity of the cabins or staterooms and on each deck to guard against and give alarm in case of a fire or other danger. An owner, charterer, or managing operator failing to provide watchmen required by this section is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $1,000.\n(b) The owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a fish processing vessel of more than 100 gross tons as measured under\nsection 14502 of this title\nsection 14302 of this title\nsection 14104 of this title","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t46/s8102.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s8102","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f8102."},{"t":"heading","text":"Watchmen"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s8102/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"content","text":" The owner, charterer, or managing operator of a vessel carrying passengers during the nighttime shall keep a suitable number of watchmen in the vicinity of the cabins or staterooms and on each deck to guard against and give alarm in case of a fire or other danger. An owner, charterer, or managing operator failing to provide watchmen required by this section is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $1,000.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s8102/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"content","text":" The owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, master, or individual in charge of a fish processing vessel of more than 100 gross tons as measured under ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 14502 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t46/s14502","tail":", or an alternate tonnage measured under "},{"t":"ref","text":"section 14302 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t46/s14302","tail":" as prescribed by the Secretary under "},{"t":"ref","text":"section 14104 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t46/s14104","tail":" shall keep a suitable number of watchmen trained in firefighting on board when hotwork is being done to guard against and give alarm in case of a fire."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}