MERCHANT MARINE

Agreements

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act: enact (S. 686), 18377 [3AU]

Amendments

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act: enact (S. 686), 18289, 18300, 18301, 18311, 18315, 18317, 18358, 18360-18362, 18363, 18365, 18372, 18373, 18377, 18378, 18435, 18440, 18441, 18442, 18443, 18444 [3AU], 18712, 18713, 18714, 18715, 18717, 18719, 18723, 18725, 18726, 18728, 19017 [4AU]

Analyses

Oil Tanker Navigation Safety Act (S. 1461), 18291-18296 [3AU]

Appointments

Advisory Commission on Conferences in Ocean Shipping, 31240 [11DE]

Articles and editorials

American Waterways Operators' Joseph Farrell Runs a Tight Ship, 5180 [22MR]

Autopilot Led Ship to Reef, 5698 [6AP]

Cargo Preference, 727 [25JA]

Debate on Double-Hull Oil Tankers, 9980 [18MY]

Dying Breed—MDI Merchant Seamen Watch Industry Disappear, 2767 [23FE]

Eyes Above Will Halt Oilspills Below, 26386 [27OC]

Great lakes Maritime Trade Act of 1980—System-Wide Approach to Improving Competitiveness, 26683 [31OC]

Merchant Seamen's War Record Deserve Recognition, 27058 [2NO]

Ship Officer Labor Union Adds Two to DC Office, 20928 [19SE]

Tankers Full of Trouble-Bottom Line—Safety Runs Skin Deep, 30707 [21NO]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: preserve percentage of commodities exported from Great Lake ports (see H.R. 1520)

Alcoholic beverages: consideration of abuse relative to seamen licenses (see H.R. 2453)

American Empire (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1152)

Arctic Sounder (vessel): remove certain licensing prohibitions (see H.R. 3476)

Camelot (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1780; H.R. 3226)

Cargo preference laws: fair and proper implementation (see H.R. 440)

———food assistance level (see S. 1879)

———restrictions on use of U.S.-flag vessels (see H.R. 444)

CCC: reimbursement by the Dept. of Transportation for shipping costs of food assistance to Poland (see S. 1797)

Coast Guard: verifying information on applications for certain commercial vessel licenses (see H.R. 1775)

Dept. of Transportation: appropriations for maritime programs (see H.R. 2229)

———Secretary's role relative to Merchant Marine Act (see S. 113)

Documents: requirements for issuance and retention of licenses and other documents (see H.R. 2685)

Domestic trades: regulate (see H.R. 2498)

Federal cargo: increase amount carried on U.S.-flag ships (see H.R. 3335)

Federal Maritime Administration: establish within Dept. of Transportation (see H.R. 1340)

Federally acquired vessels cost-efficient use (see H.R. 2684)

Foreign flagships: equitable treatment of U.S. ocean freight forwarders by ocean carrier conferences (see H.R. 439)

———extend coverage of Federal labor laws (see H.R. 3283)

GATT: exclusion of maritime transportation from negotiations (see S. Con. Res. 63; H. Con. Res. 151)

Great Lakes: improve response to oil spills and provide safe navigation methods for tank vessels (see H.R. 3003)

———preserve percentage of agricultural commodities exported from port facilities (see H.R. 3002)

———promote maritime trade interests (see H.R. 2504)

———repeal cargo preference and allocation of export requirements (see H.R. 597)

———repeal requirement that a share of certain exported commodities be preserved (see H.R. 1058)

———require vessels exchange ballast before entering (see H.R. 3403)

Great Lakes Maritime Trade Act: enact (see S. 1350)

Harbor Exec (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2767)

Illegal Dumping Prevention Act: enact (see H.R. 1281)

Karlissa (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1382; H.R. 2865)

Labor: deny crewmember status in the case of certain strikes and lockouts (see S. 1459; H.R. 285)

Lazy Jack (vessel): documentation (see S. 1576)

Liner service: new system of operating-differential subsidy contracts for vessels (see H.R. 1518)

Mariner III (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3846)

Maritime Adminstration: vessel documentation, vessel identification, and commercial instruments and maritime liens (see H.R. 3486)

Maritime industries: increase capacity (see H.R. 2463)

Monuments and memorials: nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 441, 668)

Nancy Ann (vessel): documentation (see S. 475)

National Defense Reserve Fleet: convey vessels to nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 2940)

Navatek I (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 572)

NOAA Fleet Modernization Act: enact (see S. 1663)

NOAA Marine Fisheries Program Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1223)

Northern Victor (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1148; H.R. 1580)

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act: enact (see S. 686)

———enact (S. 686), return to Senate (see H. Res. 287)

Oil Spill Bill: enact (see S. 771)

Oil Spill Cleanup and Enforcement Act: enact (see S. 1223)

PC-1501 (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1665; H.R. 2768)

Petroleum: effective oil spill cleanup planning (see S. 986)

———enhance navigation safety of oil tankers (see S. 1461)

———expand authority for penalties relative to oil spills (see S. 687)

———require double hulls on all tank vessels (see H.R. 2518, 2609)

Postal Service: shipping U.S. mail exclusively on U.S.-flag vessels (see H.R. 2887)

Prince William Sound, AK: improve maritime safety (see H.R. 2158)

Prince William Sound Oil Tanker Navigation Safety Act: enact (see S. 941)

Puget Sound, WA: safe operation of oil tankers and oil spill response (see S. 839; H.R. 2423)

Regional Maritime Academy: equitable treatment (see H.R. 1521)

Rhode Island: maritime safety for Narragansett Bay and Block Island Sound (see H.R. 2872)

Safety: availability of information relative to application for a license to control and direct a commercial vessel (see S. 691)

———identification of individuals with adverse driving records (see H.R. 2688)

Salisa M (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3227)

Shipyards: loan guarantees for modernization (see H.R. 1519)

Somers (U.S.S): negotiations with Mexico relative to preserving and studying the vessel (see S. 352)

South Bass (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2652)

Tankers: require certain to be equipped with satellite navigation systems (see H.R. 3461)

Tariff: foreign repair of vessels (see S. 1915)

Terangi (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 431)

U.S. vessels: uniform definition of term (see H.R. 1344)

Vessel licensing (see H.R. 3609)

———clear impediments (see H.R. 3728)

Vessels: partial scrapping of certain before being used experimentally or as offshore artificial reefs (see H.R. 2633)

Winddancer (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 3329)

Women: prohibit hazing or sexual harassment (see H.R. 2446)

World War II: civil service credit for certain service by merchant mariners (see H.R. 44, 1436, 1932)

Communications

Transportation of cargo and personnel for national defense purposes: report, 101 (EC161) [3JA]

Explanations

Pro Competition Cargo Allocation Act: Representative Oberstar, 4040 [13MR]

Factsheets

Cardinal Pillars of National Policy, 13970 [29JN]

Letters

Cargo preference: several agricultural organizations, 12863 [22JN]

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act: Michael Fischer, 18369 [3AU]

Shipment of food donations to Poland: Ambassador of Poland, 28634 [14NO]

Lists

Organizations opposing cargo preference provisions of H.R. 2665, International Cooperation Act, 12863 [22JN]

Memorials of legislature

Massachusetts, 7436 [25AP]

Washington, 26345 [26OC]

Messages

Convention on the Prevention of Pollution From Ships: President Bush, 28147 [9NO]

Motions

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act: enact (S. 686), 18310 [3AU]

Ratification

Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, With Related Protocol, 31383 [21NO]

Remarks in House

Alaska: regulation of tanker traffic and oil terminal operations, 27757 [7NO]

Coast Guard: renewal of seamen's licenses (H.R. 2453), 10066 [23MY]

———verifying information on applications for certain commercial vessel licenses (H.R. 1775), 5920 [11AP], 6074 [11AP]

Dept. of Defense: U.S.-flag vessels for transportation of supplies and materials, 7484 [26AP]

Dept. of Transportation: prevent unsuited individuals from serving in sensitive and life-threatening positions, 5678 [6AP]

Economic conditions, 2504 [22FE]

Federal cargo: increase amount carried on U.S.-flag ships (H.R. 3335), 21512 [25SE]

Federal Maritime Administration: establish within Dept. of Transportation (H.R. 1340), 3847 [9MR]

Federally acquired vessels: cost-efficient use (H.R. 2684), 12624 [20JN]

Foreign countries: restriction for economic assistance, 13637 [27JN]

GATT: oppose consideration of maritime transportation as an area for negotiation (H. Con. Res. 151), 11628 [13JN]

Great Lakes: preserve percentage of commodities exported from Great Lake ports (H.R. 1520), 5099 [21MR]

———repeal cargo preference and allocation of export requirements (H.R. 597), 337 [20JA], 2568 [22FE]

Hazardous substances: consistency in interstate and international transportation laws (H.R. 3520), 26355 [26OC]

International Labor Organization: Convention-147 set minimum standards for merchant shipping, 13493 [23JN]

Liner service: new system of operating-differential subsidy contracts for vessels (H.R. 1518), 5099 [21MR]

Maritime industries: increase capacity (H.R. 2463), 10164 [24MY]

National Maritime Day: observance, 10082 [23MY], 10726 [1JN]

Northern Victor (vessel): certificate of documentation (H.R. 1580), 5188 [22MR]

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act: enact (S. 686), return to Senate (H. Res. 287), 28271 [9NO]

Petroleum: double hauled tankers safe alternative, 11620 [13JN], 30707 [21NO]

Poland: cargo preference rates on food and relief efforts, 22472 [28SE]

———waiver of cargo preference requirements with agricultural shipments in foreign flag vessels, 25204, 25211 [19OC]

Postal Service: shipping U.S. mail exclusively on U.S.-flag vessels (H.R. 2887), 24030 [11OC]

Prince William Sound, AK: improve maritime safety (H.R. 2158), 7629 [27AP]

Pro Competition Cargo Allocation Act: enact (H.R. 597), 4040 [13MR]

Puget Sound, WA: safe operation of oil tankers and oil spill response (H.R. 2423), 9980 [18MY]

Regional Maritime Academy: more equitable treatment (H.R. 1521), 5099 [21MR]

Rhode Island: maritime safety for Narragansett Bay and Block Island Sound (H.R. 2872), 14493 [12JY]

Shipyards: loan guarantees for modernization (H.R. 1519), 5099 [21MR]

———unfair foreign competition, 11282 [8JN]

Terangi (vessel): certificate of documentation (H.R. 431), 185 [3JA]

U.S. vessels: uniform definition of term (H.R. 1344), 3847 [9MR]

Vessels: partial scrapping of certain before being used experimentally or as offshore artificial reefs (H.R. 2633), 11953 [15JN]

World War II: civil service credit for service by merchant mariners (H.R. 44), 125 [3JA]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: restrictions on fishing vessels for delivery of general cargo, 29875 [17NO]

American Empire (vessel): certificate of documentation (S. 1152), 11359 [8JN]

Camelot (vessel): certificate of documentation (S. 1780), 25433 [23OC]

Cargo: food assistance level (S. 1879), 29190 [15NO]

Communications: satellite tracking of ships for safer navigation, 26386 [27OC]

Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 31383-31389 [21NO]

Crili (vessel): certificate of documentation (S. 1616), 20307 [13SE]

Dept. of Transportation: Secretary's authority for administering cargo reservation laws (S. 113), 727 [25JA]

GATT: exclusion of maritime transportation from negotiations (S. Con. Res. 63), 19014 [4AU], 23191 [4OC]

Great Lakes: impact of cargo preference on the maritime industry, 28630-28634 [14NO]

Great Lakes Maritime Trade Act: enact (S. 1350), 15270, 15272 [19JY], 26683 [31OC]

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act: enact, 13485 [23JN]

Labor: deny crew member status in the case of certain strikes and lockouts (S. 1459), 17507 [1AU]

Liberty (vessel): certificate of documentation, 10535, 10536 [1JN]

Nancy Ann (vessel): certificate of documentation (S. 475), 2977 [28FE], 10535, 10536 [1JN]

Navatek I (vessel): certificate of documentation, 10535, 10536 [1JN]

Northern Victor (vessel): certificate of documentation (S. 1148), 11352 [8JN]

Nor'wester (vessel): certificate of documentation, 10535, 10536 [1JN]

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act: enact (S. 686), 5402, 5403 [4AP], 5847 [10AP], 18285-18328, 18358-18381 [3AU], 18712-18733, 18749, 18877 [4AU]

Oil Spill Bill: enact (S. 771), 6553 [13AP]

Oil Spill Cleanup and Enforcement Act: enact (S. 1223), 13062 [22JN]

Oil Tanker Navigation Safety Act: enact (S. 1461), 17490 [1AU]

Petroleum: effective oil spill cleanup planning (S. 986), 9089 [12MY]

———expand authority for penalties relative to oil spills (S. 687), 5409 [4AP], 9304 [16MY]

———prevent and disperse oil spills on the seas (S.J. Res. 90), 5416 [4AP]

Prince William Sound Oil Tanker Navigation Safety Act: enact (S. 941), 8522, 8527 [9MY]

Puget Sound Tanker Safety Act: enact (S. 839), 7266 [19AP]

Safety: availability of information relative to application for a license to control and direct a commercial vessel (S. 691), 5413 [4AP]

Shipping industry: further development (S. 631), 4608 [16MR]

Somers (U.S.S): negotiations with Mexico relative to preserving and studying the vessel (S. 352), 1800-1802 [7FE]

Tariff: foreign repair of vessels (S. 1915), 29772 [17NO]

Reports

Oil Transportation by Tankers—An Analysis of Marine Pollution and Safety Measures: OTA, 18302-18305 [3AU]

Reports filed

Certificate of Documentation for H.M.S. Discovery: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 890) (S. Rept. 101-67), 14148 [11JY]

Certificate of Documentation for Vessel American Empire: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1152) (S. Rept. 101-92), 16672 [27JY]

Certificate of Documentation for Vessel African Queen: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 904) (S. Rept. 101-68), 14148 [11JY]

Certificate of Documentation for Vessel Crili: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1616) (S. Rept. 101-185), 27028 [2NO]

Certificate of Documentation for Vessel Da Warrior: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1615) (S. Rept. 101-184), 27028 [2NO]

Certificate of Documentation for Vessel Karlissa: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1382) (S. Rept. 101-181), 27028 [2NO]

Certificate of Documentation for Vessel Lazy Jack: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1576) (S. Rept. 101-183), 27028 [2NO]

Certificate of Documentation for Vessel Liberty: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 104) (S. Rept. 101-22), 9085 [12MY]

Certificate of Documentation for Vessel Nancy Ann: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 475) (S. Rept. 101-24), 9085 [12MY]

Certificate of Documentation for Vessel Navatek I: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 572) (S. Rept. 101-25), 9085 [12MY]

Certificate of Documentation for Vessel Nor'wester: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 638) (S. Rept. 101-26), 9085 [12MY]

Certificate of Documentation for Vessel Northern Victor: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1148) (S. Rept. 101-69), 14148 [11JY]

Certificate of Documentation for Vessel Papa Joe: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1172) (S. Rept. 101-70), 14148 [11JY]

Certificate of Documentation for Vessel PC-1501: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1665) (S. Rept. 101-186), 27028 [2NO]

Improve Maritime Safety in Prince William Sound, AK: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 2158) (H. Rept. 101-200), 17096 [31JY]

Maritime Administration Appropriations (H.R. 1486), Consideration: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 138) (H. Rept. 101-40), 7489 [26AP]

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 686) (S. Rept. 101-94), 16915 [31JY]

Oil Pollution Liability Limitations: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 1465) (H. Rept. 101-242), 23299 [4OC]

Oil Tanker Navigation Safety Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1461) (S. Rept. 101-99), 17490 [1AU]

Statements

Federal Oil Spill Legislation: Senator Mitchell, 5403 [4AP]

Potential of Oil Spill in Puget Sound: Warren G. Magnuson, 6236 [12AP]

Studies

Design of Oil Tanker Exxon Valdez: Dept. of Transportation, 18305-18308 [3AU]

Summaries

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act, 13486 [23JN]

Prince William Sound Oil Tanker Navigation Safety Act (S. 941), 8526 [9MY]

Synopses

Increase maritime industries capacity (H.R. 2463), 10164 [24MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 287, return S. 686, Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act, to the Senate, 28271 [9NO]

H.R. 2423, safe operation of oil tankers and oil spill response in Puget Sound, WA, 9981 [18MY]

S. 113, Sec. of Transportation's authority for administering cargo reservation laws, 727 [25JA]

S. 475, certificate of documentation for vessel Nancy Ann, 2978 [28FE]

S. 686, Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act, 5404-5409 [4AP], 18274-18283 [3AU], 18733-18749 [15AU]

S. 687, expand authority for penalties relative to oil spills, 5410 [4AP]

S. 691, availability of information relative to application for a license to control and direct a commercial vessel, 5414 [4AP]

S. 771, Oil Spill Bill, 6554 [13AP]

S. 839, Puget Sound Tanker Safety Act, 7266-7268 [19AP]

S. 941, Prince William Sound Oil Tanker Navigation Safety Act, 8523-8526 [9MY]

S. 986, oil spill cleanup planning, 9090 [12MY]

S. 1223, Oil Spill Cleanup and Enforcement Act, 13063-13065 [22JN]

S. 1350, Great Lakes Maritime Trade Act, 15271 [19JY]

S. 1459, deny crew member status in the case of certain strikes and lockouts, 17507 [1AU]

S. 1461, Oil Tanker Navigation Safety Act, 17490-17494 [1AU]

S. 1915, tariff on foreign repair of vessels, 29773 [17NO]

S. Con. Res. 63, GATT exclusion of maritime transportation from negotiations, 19014 [4AU]