Regulations
20.0122 License refusal, revocation, suspension, limitation, modification. Any license issued by the board may be refuse… |
20.0123 Detention of vessels-Safety measure enforcement. The board may detain any foreign or domestic… |
20.0124 Inspection power unrestricted. Nothing in the rules set forth in this chapte… |
20.0125 Operation despite noncompliance. The board may allow a vessel limited authorit… |
20.0126 Violation-Summary fines. Any person who violates any of the provisions… |
20.0127 Violation-Penalties upon conviction. Notwithstanding any other penalties, any pers… |
20.0201 Name and home port markings. The name of every registered vessel of Americ… |
20.0202 Draft numeral markings. Numerals indicating the draft shall be perman… |
20.0203 Load lines. The stability of the vessel will be establish… |
20.0204 Emergency steering apparatus. Every vessel shall be equipped with emergency… |
20.0205 Vessel name on equipment. All equipment of a vessel such as fire hose,… |
20.0206 Bulkheads required. (a) Less than 100 gross tons: not less than 4… |
20.0207 Steering gear, whistle, and telegraph tests. Not more than 12 hours before departure from… |
20.0208 Radio equipment and operation. Every vessel shall be equipped with a suitabl… |
20.0209 Pilothouse-engineroom alternate communication. Vessels using telegraph between the pilothous… |
20.0210 Machinery inspection-Engineer duty-Negligence accountability. It shall be the duty of an engineer when he a… |
20.0211 Machinery-inspection-Standard. The inspection of machinery prior to and afte… |
20.0212 Tail shaft inspection-Dry-docking notice. (a) Tail shafts shall be drawn biannually or… |
20.0213 Sea connection, bilge pump inspection. At every dry-docking period all sea connectio… |
20.0214 Engine, machinery inspection-Guard-rails and covers. (a) A complete examination shall be made when… |
20.0215 Maintenance logbook. Every master or engineer shall be required to… |
20.0216 Electrical wiring standards. On all vessels using electrical wiring or ele… |
20.0217 Life preservers-Life jackets. (a) Every vessel licensed to operate shall be… |
20.0218 Life buoys-Liferings. (a) Number Required. Every vessel licensed to… |
20.0219 Lifeboats-Liferafts. (a) Every vessel licensed to operate shall ca… |
20.0220 Fire axes. Every vessel shall be required to carry fire… |
20.0221 Firehoses. All firehoses shall be tested to a pressure o… |
20.0222 Fire pump-Extinguishers and systems. (a) All vessels of 100 gross tons and under s… |
20.0223 Sanitation. It shall be the duty of the master and chief… |
20.0224 Medical supplies-Water containers. Every vessel licensed to operate under the pr… |
20.0225 Logbook contents-Loading. (a) Every vessel shall have an official logbo… |
20.0226 Deck cargo. No deck cargo shall be carried unless written… |
20.0227 Passenger limit. (a) The maximum number of passengers permitte… |
20.0228 Officers and crew-Crew list. No vessel operated in American Samoa shall de… |
20.0229 Arrival and departures reporting. The master of any vessel licensed to operate… |
20.0230 Explosives-Inflammables-Dangerous articles. No comphene, nitroglycelin, naphtha benzine,… |
20.0231 Lookout-Anchor watch. Every vessel, when underway during nighttime… |
20.0232 Unnecessary whistling. Unnecessary sounding of a vessel’s whistle is… |
20.0233 Interfering, unauthorized lights. It is prohibited to carry or show any lights… |
20.0234 Searchlight use. Flashing the rays of a searchlight or other b… |
20.0235 Rules of the road. The masters of all vessels shall be required… |
20.0236 Casualty reporting-Unsafe conditions. It shall be the duty of all masters, owners,… |
20.0237 Departure clearance. In addition to the report required in 20.0229… |
20.0240 Applicability-Purpose. The purpose of this article is to regulate mo… |
20.0241 Length defined, “Length” is measured from end to end over the… |
20.0242 Operator license. Every operator of any vessel 40 feet in lengt… |
20.0243 Fuel tanks. Each vessel shall have fuel tanks constructed… |
20.0244 Navigational lights. Each vessel shall be equipped with navigation… |
20.0245 Fire extinguishers. Each vessel shall have on board fire extingui… |
20.0246 Distress signals. Each vessel shall have pyrotechnic day and ni… |