PUBLIC LAW 98-89 —AUG. 26, 1983 97 STAT. 557 (1) instruction in vessel and cargo handling and vessel naviga- tion under normal operating conditions in coastal and confined waters and on the high seas; (2) instruction in vessel and cargo handling and vessel naviga- tion in emei^ency situations and under marine casualty or potential casualty conditions; (3) qualifications for licenses by specific type and size of vessels; (4) qualifications for licenses by use of simulators for the practice or demonstration of marine-oriented skills; (5) minimum health and physical fitness criteria for various grades of licenses and certificates; (6) periodic retraining and special training for upgrading positions, changing vessel type or size, or assuming new respon- sibilities; and (7) decisions about licenses and certificates, conditions of licensing or certification, and periods of licensing or certifica- tion by reference to experience, amount of training completed, and regular performance testing. (b) The Secretary shall waive the application of criteria required Waiver. by subsection (a)(5) of this section for an individual having a license or certificate (including a renewal of the license or certificate) in effect on October 17, 1978. When the waiver is granted, the Secre- tary may prescribe conditions for the license or certificate and its renewal, as the Secretary decides are reasonable and necessary for the safety of a vessel on which the individual may be employed. CHAPTER 93—GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE Sec. 9301. Definitions. 9302. Great Lakes pilots required. 9303. United States roistered pilot service. 9304. Pilotage pools. 9305. Agreements with Canada. 9306. State regulation prohibited. 9307. Great Lakes Piloteige Advisory Committee. 9308. Penalties. § 9301. Defmitions In this chapter— (1) "Canadian registered pilot" means an individual (except a regular crewmember of a vessel) who is registered by Canada on the same basis as an individual registered under section 9303 of this title. (2) "Great Lakes" means Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, their connecting and tributary waters, the Saint Lawrence River as far east as Sednt Regis, and adjacent port areas. (3) "United States registered pilot" means an individual (except a regular crewmember of a vessel) who is registered under section 9303 of this title. § 9302. Great Lakes pilots required (a)(1) Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of this section, each vessel of the United States operating on register and each foreign vessel shall engage a United States or Canadian registered pilot for the route being navigated who shall—
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