Committee Serial No. 89-32. Considers. H.R. 8000, to amend the Ship Mortgage Act to revise fees for certification of certain mortgaged documents. H.R. 11625, to prevent vessels built or rebuilt outside the U.S. or documented under foreign registry from carrying cargo restricted to U.S. vessels. H.R. 15283, to authorize carrying of military cargoes by U.S. flag ships at reduced and reasonable rates. H.R. 15862, H.R. 15863, H.R. 15864, and H.R. 15865, to authorize FY67 Maritime Administration appropriations. H.R. 15575 and S. 3391 to exempt small craft from the provisions of the Shipping Act.

Committee Serial No. 89-32. Considers. H.R. 8000, to amend the Ship Mortgage Act to revise fees for certification of certain mortgaged documents. H.R. 11625, to prevent vessels built or rebuilt outside the U.S. or documented under foreign registry from carrying cargo restricted to U.S. vessels. H.R. 15283, to authorize carrying of military cargoes by U.S. flag ships at reduced and reasonable rates. H.R. 15862, H.R. 15863, H.R. 15864, and H.R. 15865, to authorize FY67 Maritime Administration appropriations. H.R. 15575 and S. 3391 to exempt small craft from the provisions of the Shipping Act.

Committee Serial No. 89-32. Considers. H.R. 8000, to amend the Ship Mortgage Act to revise fees for certification of certain mortgaged documents. H.R. 11625, to prevent vessels built or rebuilt outside the U.S. or documented under foreign registry from carrying cargo restricted to U.S. vessels. H.R. 15283, to authorize carrying of military cargoes by U.S. flag ships at reduced and reasonable rates. H.R. 15862, H.R. 15863, H.R. 15864, and H.R. 15865, to authorize FY67 Maritime Administration appropriations. H.R. 15575 and S. 3391 to exempt small craft from the provisions of the Shipping Act.

A comprehensive review of the laws and regulations governing the shipmaster including customary law, case law, statutory law, treaty law and regulatory law, covering: • A brief history of the shipmaster • Manning and crewing requirements in relation to vessel registration • Comparison of regimes of law of agency for shipmasters and crews across jurisdictions • Examination of shipmaster liability (civil and criminal)