1932
14TH CONGRESS . SESS. II. CH. 816. JUNE 25, 1936. ~P duni sh men t for false Prov ided fur ther , That any person that shall knowingly make a false affidavit for such purpose shall be deemed guilty of perjury and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceed- ing $500 or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by both vio lation by ves sel owner, etc
such fine and imprisonment, within the discretion of the court . Any . violation of any provision of this section by the owner, master, or officer in charge of the vessel shall subject the owner of such vessel to a penalty of not less than $100 and not more than $500 : Provided Regulat ions, etc . further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, and nothing herein shall be held or construed to prevent the Board of Supervising Inspectors, with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce, from making rules and regulations authorized by law as to vessels excluded from the operation of this section : And pro- Efficiency, etc ., tests vided further, That no certificate of service as able seaman shall befor e iss uing certi - Gate . be issued b y any board of local inspectors until after examination of the applicant therefor, under rules and regulations prescribed b3 the Secretary of Commerce, as to his efficiency, and upon proof, as a result of such examination, that he has been trained in and is "Able seaman" to acquainted with the duties entitling him to such rating . No seaman possess certificate. shall be considered an `able seaman' within the meaning of the laws of the United States relating to the manning of vessels unless he is in possession of such certificate issued by the board of local inspec- Surrender and can- tors . All certificates as `able seaman' and `lifeboatlnan' issued b the relation of prior
y
certifi-
cates.
several boards of local inspectors or other Federal officers prior to
the passage of this Act shall, within six months
thereafter, be
surrendered to such boards of local inspectors for cancelation,
and
New certificates, issu-
there shall be issued in lieu thereof to all able seamen and lifeboat-
ance
of.
men found qualified by such examination new certificates as required
Proviso,
by law : Provided, That if due to inability on the part of the Depart- Time extension. ment of Commerce to carry out the provisions of this subsection with regard to all seamen, the Secretary of Commerce may, in his discretion, extend the time for a period not to exceed three months . Authe ntica tion of Such new certif icates s hall be stamped with t he seal of the board certificate . of local inspectors, placed partially over the signature of the appli- cant for such certificate ; and there shall be attached thereto a photograph of the applicant . Any other safeguards which, in the judgment of the Secretary of Commerce, may be necessary and advi sabl e to esta blish the auth enti city of t he ce rtifi cate , are her eby authorized . Engine department, ~~ (e) No vessel to which this section applies may be navigated qualifications of co m- plement of. unless all of the complement in her engine department above the rating of coal passer or wiper and below the rating of licensed officer shall be holders of a certificate of service as a qualified member of the engi ne de part ment . The local inspectors of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation shall, upon application and exam- inatio n as to compete nce and physica l condit ion, as prescr ibed by Applicants for rat- the Secretary of Commerce, issue such a certificate of service . An ing . applicant for such rating shall produce to such inspectors definite proof of at least six months' service at sea in a rating at least equal to that of coal passer or wiper in the engine department of vessels required by this Act to have such certificated men . Rules. "(f) As to the certificates of service or efficiency, the Secretary shall promulgate rules covering the form, contents, and manner of issuance, which shall include a provision that copies of these and all documents pertaining thereto be filed in the local offices and in the central office in Washington . Certificates of service "(g) That the boards of local inspectors of the Bureau of Marine for other mem be rs of crew;
Inspec tion and Naviga tion sha ll, wit hout exa minatio n (except food
