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REGULATORY LAW

Code of Federal Regulations.

Pertinent titles and chapters include:

Title 20: "Employees’ Benefits"

Chapter VII: "Benefits Review Board, Department of Labor" Covering the following topics: Establishment and operation of the Board—Rules of practice and procedure
Title 29: "Labor"
Chapter XVII, pts. 1915-1922: "Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor" Covering the following topics: Occupational safety and health standards for shipyard employment—Marine terminals—Safety and health regulations for longshoring—Gear certification—Procedure for variations from safety and health regulations under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act—Rules of practice and investigational hearings relating to the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act
Title 33: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
Chapter I: "Coast Guard, Department of Transportation" Covering the following topics: General— Military personnel— Aids to navigation— International navigation rules— Inland navigation rules— Vessel operating regulations— Regattas and marine parades— Anchorages— Bridges— Security of vessels— Waterfront facilities— Marine pollution financial responsibility and compensation— Outer continental shelf activities— Deepwater ports— Pollution— Ports and waterways safety— Boating safety.
Chapter II: "Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army"
Chapter IV: "Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Department of Transportation"
Title 46: "Shipping"
Chapter I: "Coast Guard, Department of Transportation" Covering the following topics: Procedures applicable to the public—Merchant marine officers and seamen—Uninspected vessels—Tank vessels—Load lines—Marine engineering—Documentation and measurement of vessels—Passenger vessels—Cargo and miscellaneous vessels—Mobile offshore drilling units—Electrical engineering—Small passenger vessels carrying more than 150 passengers or with overnight accommodations for more than 49 passengers—Offshore supply vessels—Dangerous cargoes—Certain bulk dangerous cargoes—Equipment, construction, and materials: Specifications and approval—Nautical schools—Subdivision and stability—Small passenger vessels (under 100 gross tons)—Oceanographic research vessels—Marine occupational safety and health standards—Lifesaving appliances and arrangements.
Chapter II: "Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation" Covering the following topics: Policy, practice and procedure—Regulations affecting maritime carriers and related activities—Regulations affecting subsidized vessels and operators—Vessel financing assistance—Position reporting system—Emergency operations—Training—National Shipping Authority—Control and utilization of ports—Miscellaneous—Regulations under Public Law 91-469
Chapter IV: "Federal Maritime Commission" Covers the following topics: General and administrative provisions—Regulations affecting maritime carriers, ocean freight forwarders, marine terminal operations, passenger vessels, tariffs and service contracts—Regulations affecting maritime carriers and related activities in foreign commerce
 

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