(R. S. 4479–46 U. S. C. 472.) The Board of Supervising Inspectors may require steamers carrying either passengers or freight to be provided with such number and kind of good and efficient portable fire extinguishers as, in the judgment of the board, may be necessary to protect them from fire when such steamers are moored or lying at a wharf without steam to work the pumps.

(R. S. 4483-46 U. S. C. 476). Every such steam vessel (R. S. 4481; 46 U.S. C. 474) carrying passengers shall keep such fire buckets, axes, and water barrels as shall be prescribed by the regulations established by the Board of Supervising Inspectors, with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce. The buckets and barrels shall be kept in convenient places and filled with water, to be in readiness in case of fire, and the axes shall be kept in good order and ready for immediate use. Tanks of suitable dimensions and arrangements, or buckets in sufficient number, may be substituted for barrels. (Mar. 3, 1905, sec. 3.)

(R. S. 4492—46 U. S. C. 490.) Every barge carrying passengers, while in tow of any steamer, shall be subject to the provisions of this Title [R. S. 4399-4500] relating to fire buckets, axes, life preservers, and yawls, to such extent as shall be prescribed by the Board of Supervising Inspectors; and for any violation of this section the penalty shall be $200, recoverable one-half for the use of the informer.

(June 7, 1897, sec. 2; 30 Stat. 102; 33 U. S. C. 157.) The supervising inspectors of steam vessels and the Director of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation shall establish such rules to be observed by steam vessels in passing each other and as to the lights to be carried by ferryboats and by barges and canal boats when in tow of steam vessels, and as to the lights and day signals to be carried by vessels, dredges of all types, and vessels working on wrecks by [or] other obstruction to navigation or moored for submarine operations, or made fast to a sunken object which may drift with the tide or be towed, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act (33 U. S. C. 154 to 232, 301), as they from time to time may deem necessary for safety, which rules when approved by the Secretary of Commerce are declared special rules duly made by local authority, as provided for in article 30 of chapter 802 of the laws of 1890 (33 U. S. C. 131). Two printed copies of such rules shall be furnished to such ferryboats, barges, dredges, canal boats, vessels working on wrecks, and steam vessels, which rules shall be kept posted up in conspicuous places in such vessels, barges, dredges, and boats. (May 25, 1914; June 30, 1932, sec. 501, May 27, 1936.)

(Feb. 8, 1895, sec. 1; 28 Stat. 647; 33 U. S. C. 259.) Produce boats, canal boats, fishing boats, rafts, or other water craft navigating any bay, harbor, or river by hand power, horsepower, sail, or by the current of the river, or which shall be anchored or moored in or near the channel or fairway of any bay, harbor, or river, and not otherwise provided for in these rules, shall carry one or more good white lights, which shall be placed in such manner as shall be prescribed by the Board of Supervising Inspectors of Steam Vessels.

(Feb. 8, 1895, sec. 1; 28 Stat. 646; 33 U. S. C. 256.) The lights for tugs under one hundred tons register (net), whose principal business is harbor towing, and for boats navigating only on the River Saint Lawrence, also ferryboats, rafts, and canal boats, shall be regulated

by rules which have been or may hereafter be prescribed by the Board of Supervising Inspectors of Steam Vessels. (May 17, 1928.)

(R. S. 4412-46 Ü. S. C. 381.) The Board of Supervising Inspectors shall establish such regulations to be observed by all steam vessels in passing each other, as they shall from time to time deem necessary for safety; two printed copies of such regulations, signed by them, shall be furnished to each of such vessels, and shall at all times be kept posted up in conspicuous places in such vessels. ́(Aug. 19, 1890; June 7, 1897, sec. 5.)

(R. S. 4413-46 U. S. C. 381.) Every pilot, engineer, mate, or master of any steam vessel who neglects or wilfully refuses to observe the regulations established in pursuance of the preceding section, shall be liable to a penalty of $50, and for all damages sustained by any passenger, in his person or baggage, by such neglect or refusal. (June 7, 1897, sec. 5.)

Duties of Supervising Inspectors.*

(R. S. 4406–46 U. S. C. 376.) Each supervising inspector shall watch over all parts of the territory assigned to him, shall visit, confer with, and examine into the doings of the local boards of inspectors within his district, and shall instruct them in the proper performance of their duties; and shall, whenever he thinks it expedient, visit any vessels licensed, and examine into their condition, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the provisions of this Title have been observed and complied with, both by the board of inspectors and the master and owners. All masters, engineers, mates, and pilots of such vessels shall answer all reasonable inquiries, and shall give all the information in their power in regard to any such vessel so visited, and her machinery for steaming, and the manner of managing both.

(R. S. 4407-46 U.S. C. 377.) Whenever a supervising inspector ascertains to his satisfaction that any master, mate, engineer, pilot, or owner of any steam vessel fails to perform his duties according to the provisions of this Title, he shall report the facts in writing to the board of local inspectors in the district where the vessel was inspected or belongs; and, if need be, he shall cause the negligent or offending party to be prosecuted; and if the supervising inspector has good reason to believe there has been, through negligence or any other cause, a failure of the board which inspected the vessel to do its duty, he shall report the facts in writing to the Secretary of Commerce; who shall cause immediate investigation into the truth of the complaint, and, if he deems the cause sufficient, shall remove any officer found delinquent.

(R. S. 4408—46 U. S. C. 378.) The supervising inspectors shall see that the several boards of local inspectors within their respective districts execute their duties faithfully, promptly, and, as far as possible, uniformly in all places, by following out the provisions of this Title [R. S. 4399-4500] according to the true intent and meaning thereof; and they shall, as far as practicable, harmonize differences of opinion existing in different local boards.

(R. S. 4409–46 U. S. C. 379.) The supervising inspector shall visit any collection district in which there is at any time no board of inspectors, and within which steam vessels are owned or employed. Each supervising inspector shall have full power in any

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such district, or in any district where, from distance or other cause, it is inconvenient to resort to the local board, to inspect any steam vessel and the boilers of such steamer, and to grant certificates of approval, and to do and perform all the duties imposed upon local boards. (Feb. 27, 1877.)

(R. S. 4410—46 U. S. C. 439.) Each supervising inspector shall report, in writing, at the end of each fiscal year to the Director of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, the general business transacted in his district during the year, embracing all violations of the laws regulating vessels, and the action taken in relation to the same, all investigations and decisions by local inspectors, and all cases of appeal and the result thereof. The board shall examine into all the acts of each supervising inspector and local board, and all complaints made against same, in relation to the performance of their duties under the law, and the judgment of the board in each case shall be entered upon their journal; and the board shall, as far as possible, correct mistakes where they exist. (May 22, 1912, sec. 1, June 30, 1932, sec. 501, May 27, 1936, sec. 1.)

(R. S. 4451—46 U. S. C. 440.) The disbursing clerk, Department of Commerce, shall pay, on properly certified vouchers, such fees to any witness, summoned under section 4450 of this Title (46 U. S. C. 239), for his actual travel and attendance, as shall be officially certified to by any inspector hearing the case, not exceeding the rate allowed for fees and to witnesses for travel and attendance in any district courts of the United States. (June 19, 1886, sec. 1; Apr. 4, 1888, sec. 2; Mar. 4, 1913, sec. 1.)

Appeals From Decisions of Local Inspectors.

(June 10, 1918, sec. 1; 40 Stat. 602; 46 U. S. C. 431.) Whenever any person directly interested in or affected by any decision or action of any board of local inspectors of vessels shall feel aggrieved by such decision or action, he may appeal therefrom to the supervising inspector of the district; and a like appeal shall be allowed from any decision or action of a supervising inspector to the Director of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, whose decision, when approved by the Secretary of Commerce, shall be final: Provided, however, That application for such reexamination of the case by a supervising inspector or by the Director of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation shall be made within thirty days after the decision or action appealed from shall have been rendered or taken: And provided further, That in all cases reviewed under the provisions of this Act where the issue is the suspension or revocation of the license of a licensed officer such officer shall be allowed to be represented by counsel and to testify in his own behalf. (June 30, 1932, sec. 501, May 27, 1936.)

Powers of Supervising Inspector and Director of Bureau With Respect To Disagreement of Local Inspectors.1

(June 10, 1918, sec. 2; 40 Stat. 603; 46 U. S. C. 432.) Whenever there shall be a disagreement between the local inspectors in regard to any matter before them for decision they shall report the case to the supervising inspector of the district, who shall investigate and

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decide the same. Any supervising inspector may within thirty days thereafter, upon his own motion, review any decision or action of any board of local inspectors within his district and in like manner the Director of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation may within thirty days thereafter review any decision or action of any supervising inspector or board of local inspectors, and the decision of the Director of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation in such case shall, when approved by the Secretary of Commerce, be final. (June 30, 1932, sec. 501; May 27, 1936, sec. 1.) Modification of Decisions on Review.

(June 10, 1918, sec. 3, 40 Stat. 603; 46 U. S. C. 433.) Any decision or action reviewed by the Director of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation or by any supervising inspector, as provided in sections one and two of this Act (46 U. S. C. 431, 432), may be revoked, changed, or modified by such reviewing officer, who shall have power to administer oaths and to summon and compel the attendance of witnesses by a similar process as in the district courts of the United States; and the disbursing clerk, Department of Commerce, shall pay, on properly certified vouchers, such fees to any witness so summoned for his actual travel and attendance as shall be officially certified to by the officer reviewing the case, not exceeding the rate allowed for fees to witnesses for travel and attendance in the district courts of the United States. (June 30, 1932, sec. 501; May 27, 1936, sec. 1.)

Principal Traveling Inspectors.

(May 27, 1936, sec. 3; 49 Stat. 1381; 46 U. S. C. 374a). That there shall be in the field service of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation in the Department of Commerce not to exceed ten principal traveling inspectors to be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, the compensation of such principal traveling inspectors to be fixed by the Secretary of Commerce at not to exceed $5,000 per annum. Each of said principal traveling inspectors shall be entitled to his necessary traveling expenses while traveling on official business. Such principal traveling inspectors shall be selected for their knowledge, skill, and practical experience in steam and motor power for navigation and shall be competent judges of the character and qualities of such vessels and of all parts of the machinery employed in such navigation. They also shall have full knowledge of the duties imposed by law on licensed officers and crews of vessels.

Traveling Inspectors.

(R. S. 4414-46 U. S. C. 382.) The Secretary of Commerce may appoint not exceeding four traveling inspectors, when in his judgment they are necessary for the improvement of the service, each of whom shall be entitled to a salary of $3,000 a year and his actual necessary traveling expenses while traveling on official business. (Jan. 3, 1887; July 26, 1890; Mar. 1, 1895; Mar. 2, 1895; Feb. 15, 1897; Apr. 21, 1898; June 2, 1900; Mar. 3, 1905; Apr. 9, 1906; May 28, 1908; Mar. 4, 1913; Oct. 22, 1913; Feb. 26, 1917; July 2, 1918; Apr. 19, 1924; May 17, 1932; June 30, 1932; May 27, 1936.)

Local Inspectors.*

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(R. S. 4414-46 U. S. C. 382.) There shall be in each of the following collection districts, namely, the districts of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; San Francisco, California; New London, Connecticut; Baltimore, Maryland; Detroit, Michigan; Chicago, Illinois; Bangor, Maine; New Haven, Connecticut; Michigan, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Willamette, Oregon; Puget Sound, Washington; Savannah, Georgia; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Oswego, New York; Charleston, South Carolina; Duluth, Minnesota; Superior, Michigan; Galveston, Texas; Mobile, Alabama; Providence, Rhode Island; and in each of the following ports: New York, New York; Jacksonville, Florida; Tampa, Florida; Portland, Maine; Boston, Massachusetts; Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio; Norfolk, Virginia; Evansville, Indiana; Dubuque, Iowa; Louisville, Kentucky; Albany, New York; Cincinnati, Ohio; Memphis, Tennessee; Nashville, Tennessee; Saint Louis, Missouri; Port Huron, Michigan;5 New Orleans, Louisiana; Los Angeles, California; Juneau, Alaska; Saint Michael, Alaska; and Point Pleasant, West Virginia; Honolulu, Hawaii; and San Juan, Puerto Rico; one inspector of hulls and one inspector of boilers.

The inspector of hulls and the inspector of boilers in the districts and ports enumerated in the preceding paragraphs shall be entitled to the following salaries, to be paid under the direction of the Secretary of Commerce, namely:

For the port of New York, New York, at the rate of $2,950 per year for each local inspector.

For the districts of Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; San Francisco, California; and Puget Sound, Washington; and the ports of Boston, Massachusetts; Buffalo, New York; and New Orleans, Louisiana, at the rate of $2,700 per year for each local inspector.

For the districts of Michigan, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Duluth, Minnesota; Providence, Rhode Island; Chicago, Illinois; and the ports of Albany, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Portland, Maine; Los Angeles, California; Juneau, Alaska; Saint Michael, Alaska; and Norfolk, Virginia; Honolulu, Hawaii; and San Juan, Puerto Rico; at the rate of $2,500 per year for each local inspector.

For the districts of Oswego, New York; Willamette, Oregon; Detroit, Michigan; and Mobile, Alabama; and the ports of Saint Louis, Missouri; and Port Huron, Michigan;5 at the rate of $2,350 per year for each local inspector.

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For the districts of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; New Haven, Connecticut; Savannah, Georgia; Charleston, South Carolina; Galveston, Texas; New London, Connecticut; Superior, Michigan; and Bangor, Maine; and the ports of Dubuque, Iowa; Toledo, Ohio; Evansville, Indiana; Memphis, Tennessee; Nashville, Tennessee; Point Pleasant, West Virginia; Jacksonville, Florida; Tampa, Florida; Louisville, Kentucky; and Cincinnati, Ohio; at the rate of $2,100 per year for each local inspector. (Rates of compensation enumerated above adjusted by virtue of the act of May 28, 1928; 45 Stat. 778, and the act of July, 1930; 46 Stat. 1003.)

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5 Abolished Nov. 30, 1940, by Secretary of Commerce, pursuant to authority of Act of Apr. 30, 1940.