Chapter 01 - Marine Inspection, Certification, License
| 20.0101 Board of marine inspectors-Establishment. The board of marine inspectors has been estab… |
| 20.0102 Board of Marine inspectors-Authority. (a) In 20.0204 A.S.C.A., the board of marine… |
| 20.0103 Legislative intent-Construction. It is the Legislature’s declared purpose in 2… |
| 20.0104 Laid up vessels exempt-Inspection before operation. Vessels while laid up and out of commission a… |
| 20.0105 ASG and U.S. vessels exempt. Any vessel owned or operated by the ASG or th… |
| 20.0106 Definitions. As used in the rules set forth in this chapte… |
| 20.0107 Foreign vessels-Statutory authority. Section 20.0230 A.S.C.A., grants the board au… |
| 20.0108 Foreign vessels-Applicability of safety standards. It is declared to be the policy of the board… |
| 20.0109 Foreign vessels-Inspection. All vessels entering Pago Pago Harbor operati… |
| 20.0110 Foreign vessels-Licensed master and engineer required. All foreign vessels must have a master and en… |
| 20.0111 Foreign vessels-Home compliance consideration. If the board determines that a foreign vessel… |
| 20.0112 Annual inspection-Certificate. The board shall, once in every year and often… |
| 20.0113 Certificates of registry and inspection. (a) It shall be the duty of the board to prov… |
| 20.0114 Change of master. Whenever the master or person having charge o… |
| 20.0115 Failure to report sale or transfer. If any vessel registered under the laws of Am… |
| 20.0116 Name change. No master, agent or owner shall in any way ch… |
| 20.0117 Refusal, revocation, suspension, limitation, or modification of certificates. A certificate of inspection or registry provi… |
| 20.0118 Master and engineer license required. No person shall operate as the master or engi… |
| 20.0119 Master qualifications. Master of American Samoa registered vessels:… |
| 20.0120 Engineer’s license qualifications. All persons operating or performing technical… |
| 20.0121 License renewal. All licenses shall be renewed every 5 years w… |
| 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… |
| 20.0247 Anchor. Each vessel shall have on board a 5/8-inch-di… |
| 20.0248 Tow line. Each vessel will have on board at all times 1… |
| 20.0249 Liferings. Each vessel shall have at least 1 lifering at… |
| 20.0250 Compass. Each vessel shall have at all times a compass… |
| 20.0251 Sweeps. Each vessel shall have two 16-foot sweeps to… |
| 20.0252 Radar reflector. Each vessel shall have a metallic radar refle… |
| 20.0253 Radio transceiver-Status and Position reports-Radio operation. Each vessel shall have a suitable radio trans… |
| 20.0254 Watertight bulkheads. Each vessel shall have at least 2 watertight… |
| 20.0255 Emergency rations-Water stores. Each vessel shall carry at all times sufficie… |
| 20.0256 Inspection. Each vessel shall be inspected as the board d… |
| 20.0257 Life preservers. Each vessel shall carry aboard sufficient U.S… |
| 20.0258 Flame arrestor-Backfire flare control. All gasoline-engined vessels shall be equippe… |
| 20.0259 Operation in noncompliance prohibited. No person shall operate a vessel to which thi… |
| 20.0260 Permitting operation in noncompliance. The owner shall not allow any person to opera… |
| 20.0261 Bilge pump for emergencies. All vessels shall be equipped with a suitable… |
| 20.0262 Violation-Penalty. Persons who violate any provision of this art… |
| 20.0301 Authority. The rule codified in this chapter is establis… |
| 20.0302 Purpose. It is the purpose of this chapter to establis… |
| 20.0303 Fees for anchorage or buoy moorage-Customs clearance and visiting approval. (a) The following mooring, anchorage, and buo… |
| 20.0304 Water-Visitor permits-Assignments-Private buoys. (a) Owners and operators of vessels are advis… |
| 20.0401 Authority. The executive order embodied in Rule 13-80 an… |
| 20.0402 Purpose. This article modifies the wharfage charge, to… |
| 20.0403 Wharfage, tonnage, and storage charges. (a) The following charges and dues on cargo t… |
| 20.0410 Authority. The rule codified in this article is adopted… |
| 20.0411 Availability. Motor launches, tugs and other floating equip… |
| 20.0412 Use charges-Equipment described. (a) Charges for use of the following floating… |
| 20.0413 Applicability of charges. The charges established by this article apply… |