Us Code § 7510 - Examinations for merchant mariner credentials
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§ 7510. Examinations for merchant mariner credentials
(a)
(1) a question from any examination for a merchant mariner credential;
(2) the answer to such a question, including any correct or incorrect answer that may be presented with such question; and
(3) any quality or characteristic of such a question, including—
(A) the manner in which such question has been, is, or may be selected for an examination;
(B) the frequency of such selection; and
(C) the frequency that an examinee correctly or incorrectly answered such question.
(b)
(c)
(1)
(A) 1 subject matter expert from the Coast Guard;
(B) representatives from training facilities and the maritime industry, of whom—
(i) one-half shall be representatives from approved training facilities; and
(ii) one-half shall be representatives from the appropriate maritime industry;
(C) at least 1 representative from the National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee;
(D) at least 2 representatives from the State maritime academies, of whom one shall be a representative from the deck training track and one shall be a representative of the engineer license track;
(E) representatives from other Coast Guard Federal advisory committees, as appropriate, for the industry segment associated with the subject examinations;
(F) at least 1 subject matter expert from the Maritime Administration; and
(G) at least 1 human performance technology representative.
(2)
(3)
(4)
(A)
(i) the accuracy of examination questions;
(ii) the accuracy and availability of examination references;
(iii) the length of merchant mariner examinations; and
(iv) the use of standard technologies in administering, scoring, and analyzing the examinations.
(B)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(A) prioritizes the review of examinations required for merchant mariner credentials; and
(B) not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016, completes a formal review, including an appropriate analysis, of the topics and testing methodology employed by the National Maritime Center for merchant mariner licensing.
(9)
(d)
(Added Pub. L. 114–120, title III, §315(a)(1), Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 60; amended Pub. L. 114–328, div. C, title XXXV, §3503(a), (b)(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2775; Pub. L. 115–232, div. C, title XXXV, §3541(b)(12), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2323; Pub. L. 115–282, title VI, §601(c)(3)(B), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4289; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8505(b)(7), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4751; Pub. L. 117–286, §4(a)(290), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4337.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The date of the enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), (4)(A), (8)(B), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 114–120, which was approved Feb. 8, 2016.
Amendments
2022—Subsec. (c)(9). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted "Chapter 10 of title 5" for "FACA" in heading and "Chapter 10 of title 5" for "The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)" in text.
2021—Subsec. (c)(8)(B). Pub. L. 116–283, §8505(b)(7)(A), substituted "merchant mariner" for "merchant seamen".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 116–283, §8505(b)(7)(B), substituted "merchant mariner license" for "merchant seaman license".
2018—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted "Commandant" for "Commandant of the Coast Guard" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (c)(1)(C). Pub. L. 115–282 inserted "National" before "Merchant Marine".
2016—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 114–328, §3503(a), in introductory provisions, substituted "Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016" for "Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015".
Subsec. (c)(1)(D). Pub. L. 114–328, §3503(b)(1)(A), substituted "engineer" for "engine".
Subsec. (c)(4)(A), (8)(B). Pub. L. 114–328, §3503(a), substituted "Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2016" for "Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015".
Subsec. (c)(9). Pub. L. 114–328, §3503(b)(1)(B), inserted a period after "App".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2016 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 114–328 effective as if included in the enactment of Pub. L. 114–120, see section 3503(e) of Pub. L. 114–328, set out as a note under section 315 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
Disclosure to Congress
Pub. L. 114–120, title III, §315(c), Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 62, provided that: "Nothing in this section [enacting this section and section 7116 of this title] may be construed to authorize the withholding of information from an appropriate inspector general, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, or the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives."
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