{"identifier":"/us/usc/t46/s8703","title":46,"num":"\u00a7\u202f8703.","heading":"Tankermen on tank vessels","text":"\u00a7\u202f8703.\nTankermen on tank vessels\n(a) A vessel of the United States to which chapter 37 of this title applies, that has on board oil or hazardous material in bulk as cargo or cargo residue, shall have a specified number of the crew certified as tankermen as required by the Secretary. This requirement shall be noted on the certificate of inspection issued to the vessel.\n(b) A vessel to which\nsection 3702(b) of this title\nsection 7101 of this title","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t46/s8703.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s8703","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f8703."},{"t":"heading","text":"Tankermen on tank vessels"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s8703/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"content","text":" A vessel of the United States to which chapter 37 of this title applies, that has on board oil or hazardous material in bulk as cargo or cargo residue, shall have a specified number of the crew certified as tankermen as required by the Secretary. This requirement shall be noted on the certificate of inspection issued to the vessel.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s8703/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"content","text":" A vessel to which ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 3702(b) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t46/s3702/b","tail":" applies shall have on board as a crewmember in charge of the transfer operation an individual certified as a tankerman (qualified for the grade of fuel transferred), unless a master, mate, pilot, engineer, or operator licensed under "},{"t":"ref","text":"section 7101 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t46/s7101","tail":" is present in charge of the transfer. If the vessel does not have that individual on board, chapter 37 of this title applies to the vessel."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}