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PUBLIC LAW 93-115-OCT. 1, 1973
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(b) The master of a vessel subject to this Act shall, after loading but before departing for a voyage by sea from any port or place in which this Act applies, record in the official logbook or other permanent record of the vessel a statement of the relative position of the prescribed loadline mark applicable at the time in question with respect to the water surface, and of the actual draft of the vessel, forward and aft, at the time, as nearly as they may be ascertained. DETENTION OF VESSELS
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SEC. 10. (a) When the Secretary has reason to believe that a vessel is about to leave a port in the United States or its possessions in violation of this Act or the regulations hereunder, the Secretary may, upon notifying the master or officer in charge of the vessel, order the vessel detained. (b) Clearance required by section 4197 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (46 U.S.C. 91), shall be refused or withdrawn from any vessel so detained until correction of deficiencies. (c) The master or officer in charge of a vessel may petition the Secretary, in a manner prescribed by regulation, to review the detention order. (d) Upon receipt of a petition, the Secretary may withdraw the detention order, modify it, or require independent surveys as may be necessary to determine the extent of deficiencies. Upon completion of his review, including results of any required independent surveys he shall affirm, set aside, or modify the detention order. (e) The owner of a vessel is liable for any costs incident to a petition for review and any independent surveys if the vessel is found to be in violation of this Act or the regulations hereunder. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS
SEC. 11. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the owner and the master of a vessel found in violation of this Act or the regulations thereunder, are each liable to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each day the vessel is in violation. (b) Each person, if the owner, manager, agent, or master of a vessel who knowingly allows, causes, attempts to cause, or fails to take reasonable care to prevent the violation of subsection 9(a) of this Act or the regulations thereunder, is liable to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 plus an additional amount of not more than $500 per inch of unlawful submergence. (c) For any violation of subsection (b) of section 9 of this Act or the regulations thereunder, the master of the vessel is liable to a civil penalty of not more than $500. (d) Any person who knowingly causes or permits the departure of a vessel from any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States or its possessions in violation of a detention order pursuant to section 10 of this Act, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. (e) Any person who causes or allows the concealment, removal, alteration, defacement, or obliteration of any mark placed on a vessel pursuant to section 5 of this Act and the regulations thereunder, except m the event of a lawful change or to escape enemy capture in time of war, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than two years or both.
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