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117.1 Title 35-Panama Canal
Sec. (d) For the purpose of this section -
117.3 Reports by Board to the Administra- the term "serious marine accident" in-
tor. cludes:
117.4 Reports of accidents by officer in (1) Any accident involving substan.
command to Board.
117.5 Control of wrecked, injured, or burn- eipme th ana c an Co
ing vessels.
117.6 Liability of vessel for injury to Canal mission or the United States; and
structures or equipment. (2) Any accident (i) involving deatIP.
orreuting in personal injury thatr-
AUTHoIrrY: Issued under authority vested quires ah
in the President by sec. 1417, 1418, Pub. L.
96-70, 93 Stat. 487; EO 12215, 45 FR 36043. pital as a bed patient; or (ii) resulting
in damages to a vessel which requlre -
SOURCE: 46 FR 63188, Dec. 30, 1981, unless the making of repairs prior to the vs
otherwise noted.
otherwise noted.sel's departure from the Canal;Po
117.1 Investigation of marine accidents. voided that the Supervising Inspec
or his designee has reason to believe.
(a) Whenever, within Panama Canal that personnel or equipment of the
waters, including the locks of the Panama Canal Commission were then
Canal, a vessel, or its cargo, crew, or aboard or were assisting the vessel In.
passenger, meets with a serious marine voiced in the accident or were situated
accident, or whenever, within the har- (aboard another vessel, ashore or oth;
bors, anchorages, and areas adjacent erwise) so as to have been a factor In
thereto, including the ports of Balboa the accident.
and Cristobal, there is a serious
marine accident involving Commission Csoss REFERENCE: Compelling attend
persnne orequpmen, te Bardof and testimony of witnesses and productIML
personnel or equipment, the Board ofBoard, see sect
Local Inspectors shall promptly inves- 1418, Pub. L. 96-70, 93 Stat. 487.
tigate in detail the conditions and cir-
cumstances under which such accident 117.1a Scheduling of investigations.
occurred. (a) Marine-accident investigator.
(b) Any other marine accident occur- shall be scheduled so as to afford.
ring in such waters may be investigat- pilots and other parties in interest -
ed by the Board at the discretion of period of time not less than that pr
the Supervising Inspector. voided below for rest and consultant
(c) The Master of a vessel involved prior to the commencement of an in-.
in a marine accident may request an investigation:
investigation of an accident not con-
sidered by the Board to fall within
paragraph (a) of this section. The re- Rehef time Time of investigation
quest must be addressed to the Super-
vising Inspector or the Chairman of 0000-0400. 1400-;800 112 hours minim
0400-0800 -. 1600-2000 (12 hours minimum)
the Board, and must be in writing. If 0800-1200) 1800-2200 (10 hours minimum)
the Master does not so request such an 1200-1600 0800 Next Day.
investigation in writing, he shall be 1600-2000-. 1000 Nest Day.
deemed to have waived all rights to
the investigation called for by section
1417, Pub. L. 96-70, 93 Stat. 487, which (b) The column "Relief ie",
provides that a claim may not be con- out in paragraph (a) of this section, Dr
sidered by the Panama Canal Commis- dictates the period during ch
sion, or an action for damages lie pilot or other party in intre 6*
thereon, unless, prior to the departure pleated the transit during which an
from the Panama Canal of the vessel client occurred or the time at whW"
involved: he was relieved of duty following
(1) The investigation by the compe- occurrence of an accident. The co
tent authorities of the accident or "Time of Investigation", set olW-
injury giving rise to the claim has paragraph (a) of this section, mdl
been completed; and, the earliest time at which the in
(2) The basis for the claim has been nation may be scheduled. In
laid before the Commission. tional cases a departure from
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