Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 124.djvu/2271

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124 STAT. 2245 PUBLIC LAW 111–207—JULY 27, 2010 ‘‘(E) The vessel shall be equipped with a sufficient number of operable acoustic hailing or other such warning devices to provide communication capability around the entire vessel when operating in high risk areas (as defined by the United States Coast Guard). ‘‘(2) FIRE SAFETY CODES.—In administering the require- ments of paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary shall take into consid- eration fire safety and other applicable emergency requirements established by the U. S. Coast Guard and under international law, as appropriate. ‘‘(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the requirements of paragraph (1) shall take effect 18 months after the date of enactment of the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2010. ‘‘(B) LATCH AND KEY REQUIREMENTS.—The require- ments of paragraph (1)(C) take effect on the date of enact- ment of the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2010. ‘‘(b) VIDEO RECORDING.— ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN SURVEILLANCE.—The owner of a vessel to which this section applies shall maintain a video surveillance system to assist in documenting crimes on the vessel and in providing evidence for the prosecution of such crimes, as determined by the Secretary. ‘‘(2) ACCESS TO VIDEO RECORDS.—The owner of a vessel to which this section applies shall provide to any law enforce- ment official performing official duties in the course and scope of an investigation, upon request, a copy of all records of video surveillance that the official believes may provide evidence of a crime reported to law enforcement officials. ‘‘(c) SAFETY INFORMATION.— ‘‘(1) CRIMINAL ACTIVITY PREVENTION AND RESPONSE GUIDE.—The owner of a vessel to which this section applies (or the owner’s designee) shall— ‘‘(A) have available for each passenger a guide (referred to in this subsection as the ‘security guide’), written in commonly understood English, which— ‘‘(i) provides a description of medical and security personnel designated on board to prevent and respond to criminal and medical situations with 24 hour contact instructions; (ii) describes the jurisdictional authority applicable, and the law enforcement processes avail- able, with respect to the reporting of homicide, sus- picious death, a missing United States national, kid- napping, assault with serious bodily injury, any offense to which section 2241, 2242, 2243, or 2244(a) or (c) of title 18 applies, firing or tampering with the vessel, or theft of money or property in excess of $10,000, together with contact information for the appropriate law enforcement authorities for missing persons or reportable crimes which arise— ‘‘(I) in the territorial waters of the United States; ‘‘(II) on the high seas; or ‘‘(III) in any country to be visited on the voy- age;