124 STAT. 2967 PUBLIC LAW 111–281—OCT. 15, 2010 (f) ALTERNATIVE SAFETY COMPLIANCE PROGRAM.—No later than January 1, 2017, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall prescribe an alternative safety compliance program referred to in section 4503(d)(1) of the title 46, United States Code, as amended by this section. SEC. 605. MARINER RECORDS. Section 7502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘The’’; (2) by striking ‘‘computerized records’’ and inserting ‘‘records, including electronic records,’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(b) The Secretary may prescribe regulations requiring a vessel owner or managing operator of a commercial vessel, or the employer of a seaman on that vessel, to maintain records of each individual engaged on the vessel subject to inspection under chapter 33 on matters of engagement, discharge, and service for not less than 5 years after the date of the completion of the service of that individual on the vessel. The regulations may require that a vessel owner, managing operator, or employer shall make these records available to the individual and the Coast Guard on request. ‘‘(c) A person violating this section, or a regulation prescribed under this section, is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.’’. SEC. 606. DELETION OF EXEMPTION OF LICENSE REQUIREMENT FOR OPERATORS OF CERTAIN TOWING VESSELS. Section 8905 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsection (b); and (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). SEC. 607. LOG BOOKS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 113 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘§ 11304. Additional logbook and entry requirements ‘‘(a) A vessel of the United States that is subject to inspection under section 3301 of this title, except a vessel on a voyage from a port in the United States to a port in Canada, shall have an official logbook, which shall be kept available for review by the Secretary on request. ‘‘(b) The log book required by subsection (a) shall include the following entries: ‘‘(1) The time when each seaman and each officer assumed or relieved the watch. ‘‘(2) The number of hours in service to the vessels of each seaman and each officer. ‘‘(3) An account of each accident, illness, and injury that occurs during each watch.’’. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin- ning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘11304. Additional logbook and entry requirements.’’. SEC. 608. SAFE OPERATIONS AND EQUIPMENT STANDARDS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 21 of title 46, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following new sections: 46 USC 11301. Penalty. Time period. Deadline. 46 USC 4503 note.
