The Safer Seas Act: What Mariners, Survivors, and the Maritime Industry Need to Know

The Safer Seas Act is the most important federal maritime sexual assault and harassment reform in a generation. Enacted through the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022, the law amended Title 46 to require immediate Coast Guard reporting by covered vessel owners, masters, managing operators, and seafarer employers; authorize subpoenas and compliance audits; require company after-action summaries; create credential consequences for mariners found to have committed sexual assault or sexual harassment; add shipboard notices, anti-retaliation protections, alcohol policy requirements, surveillance retention rules, master-key controls, safety-management-system training, and Sea Year cadet protections.

The law did not come out of nowhere. It grew out of years of survivor advocacy, whistleblowing, investigation, and legal pressure led in significant part by Ryan Melogy, the maritime lawyer behind the Midshipman X scandal that became the public catalyst for the Safer Seas Act. Before founding Justice4Mariners, Melogy was a whistleblower and activist exposing sexual assault, harassment, and institutional coverups in the maritime industry. His work helped bring national attention to the failures of vessel operators, maritime institutions, and the U.S. Coast Guard to protect mariners and cadets at sea.

The Safer Seas Act was a major step forward. But it is not the end of the story. A Coast Guard report does not automatically compensate a survivor, preserve every legal claim, stop retaliation, or guarantee prosecution. Mariners, cadets, and survivors still need to understand what the law does, what it does not do, and when civil legal action may be necessary.

Justice4Mariners represents survivors, mariners, cadets, and maritime workers in sexual assault, sexual harassment, retaliation, injury, and abuse cases at sea. Every consultation is confidential.

What the Safer Seas Act Does Today

The Safer Seas Act was enacted as Title CXVI of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022, which became Division K of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. It amended several parts of Title 46 of the U.S. Code, including the shipboard sexual offense reporting law now found at 46 U.S.C. 10104.

In practical terms, the law does seven big things.

First, it expands and strengthens reporting duties. Covered vessel owners, masters, managing operators, and employers must report certain complaints or incidents involving sexual assault, sexual harassment, and harassment to the Coast Guard immediately after learning about them.

Second, it increases consequences for non-reporting. Before the Safer Seas Act, the original reporting law carried only a small civil penalty and had been largely forgotten and unenforced. The current statute authorizes civil penalties up to $50,000 for knowing failures to report and separate penalties for failing to submit required after-action summaries.

Third, it gives the Coast Guard stronger enforcement tools. Section 10104 now authorizes subpoenas and requires periodic audits or systematic reviews of reporting submissions to determine whether covered entities failed to comply.

Fourth, it requires follow-up information after a report. A responsible entity that reports must also submit a company after-action summary, generally within 10 days, describing what it did after learning of the incident, including any investigation and any action taken against the offending individual.

Fifth, it creates credential consequences for offenders. Under 46 U.S.C. 7704a, a credentialed mariner who is the subject of an official finding of sexual harassment may face suspension or revocation, and a credentialed mariner who is the subject of an official finding of sexual assault faces mandatory revocation.

Sixth, it adds vessel safety requirements. Depending on the vessel and operation, these include surveillance systems, retention rules, response training, master-key controls, berthing-area and washing-space notices, alcohol policy requirements, and safety-management-system procedures for prevention, bystander intervention, reporting, response, and investigation.

Seventh, it strengthens cadet and Sea Year protections. The law built on MARAD's EMBARC program and imposed requirements aimed at protecting U.S. Merchant Marine Academy cadets and other cadets aboard commercial vessels, including stateroom security, reporting pathways, training, satellite communications, helpline access, vessel-compliance checks, and removal from noncompliant vessels.

The Coast Guard now maintains a public page for SASH reporting, prevention, and response policies. That official hub includes policy letters, Marine Safety Information Bulletins, signage guidance, surveillance guidance, master key guidance, and safety management system material.

Who Must Report Sexual Assault or Harassment at Sea?

The current reporting law uses the term "responsible entity." Under 46 U.S.C. 10104, that includes the owner, master, managing operator of a documented vessel engaged in commercial service, and the employer of a seafarer on that vessel.

That matters because maritime companies sometimes try to treat sexual assault and harassment as an internal HR problem, a union problem, or a shipboard discipline problem. The Safer Seas Act makes clear that certain incidents and complaints are not merely internal matters. They trigger reporting obligations to the Coast Guard.

The law applies to covered complaints or incidents involving harassment, sexual harassment, and sexual assault. The Coast Guard has issued guidance explaining how responsible entities can report, including through the CGIS Tips app, email to CGISTIPS@uscg.mil, or the National Command Center at 202-372-2100. See the Coast Guard's MSIB on reporting sexual misconduct on U.S. vessels and its FAQ on SASH and harassment reporting requirements.

The reporting duty is important for survivors because it creates a federal accountability trail. A company that learns about sexual assault or harassment at sea cannot simply bury the complaint in an internal file and hope the voyage ends quietly.

But the existence of a reporting duty does not mean the duty is always followed. If you reported sexual assault or harassment to a captain, company, vessel operator, academy, or employer, and you are not sure whether the Coast Guard was notified, that question may become important in both an enforcement context and a civil case.

Can Mariners and Survivors Report Directly?

Yes. Survivors, bystanders, and others may report directly to the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard has identified several reporting channels, including the CGIS Tips app, CGISTIPS@uscg.mil, and the National Command Center phone number.

That said, a survivor should understand the difference between reporting to the Coast Guard and protecting a civil legal claim.

A Coast Guard report may help trigger a criminal investigation, an administrative investigation, credential action, or evidence preservation. It may also create a record that the incident occurred and that the company or vessel had notice.

But a Coast Guard report does not automatically recover damages, extend a statute of limitations, preserve all evidence, stop retaliation, or create an attorney-client relationship. It also does not guarantee that the Coast Guard or Department of Justice will prosecute the offender.

If you were sexually assaulted, sexually harassed, threatened, retaliated against, or harmed at sea, you should consider speaking with maritime counsel as early as possible. A maritime sexual assault lawyer can help evaluate civil claims, preservation letters, reporting strategy, retaliation risk, deadlines, and whether the vessel owner, employer, government entity, or institution may be liable.

What Happens After a Coast Guard SASH Report?

"SASH" means sexual assault and sexual harassment. After a SASH report, several things may happen.

The Coast Guard Investigative Service may investigate possible criminal conduct. Coast Guard marine safety personnel may investigate regulatory violations. The Coast Guard may also pursue administrative action against a merchant mariner credential, including suspension and revocation proceedings. Under 46 U.S.C. 7704a, sexual harassment or sexual assault can have serious credential consequences when official findings are made.

The Coast Guard may also collect information for reports to Congress. 46 U.S.C. 10105 requires reporting to Congress about reports received under Section 10104, investigations, enforcement, and credential outcomes.

For survivors, the most important practical point is this: Coast Guard enforcement and civil accountability are related, but they are not the same thing.

The Coast Guard may investigate whether a credentialed mariner should be disciplined. It may investigate whether a vessel owner or responsible entity failed to report. It may refer facts to law enforcement. But the Coast Guard does not represent the survivor in a civil damages case.

That means survivors should not assume that "the Coast Guard is handling it" means their civil rights are protected. A civil maritime case may involve negligence, unseaworthiness, Jones Act claims, failure to protect, failure to report, retaliation, emotional harm, lost wages, medical care, and other issues that are separate from a Coast Guard proceeding.

What the Safer Seas Act Does Not Do

The Safer Seas Act is powerful, but it has limits.

It does not automatically compensate survivors. Even when a report is made, a survivor may still need a civil claim or lawsuit to recover damages.

It does not guarantee criminal prosecution. Many maritime sexual assault and harassment cases are difficult to prosecute, especially when evidence is lost, witnesses are scattered, companies delay reporting, or the incident happens offshore.

It does not eliminate statutes of limitation. Maritime claims can have strict deadlines. Some deadlines are shorter than survivors expect, especially in cases involving government vessels, cruise tickets, employment contracts, arbitration agreements, or foreign-flag vessels.

It does not guarantee protection from retaliation. Retaliation can still happen through termination, blacklisting, reduced work, hostile treatment, credential pressure, reputational attacks, or quiet career damage.

It does not solve every jurisdictional problem. Maritime law is international, and a survivor's rights may depend on the vessel, flag, employer, location, citizenship, contract, forum-selection clause, and facts of the incident.

It also does not fully resolve the problem of psychological abuse at sea. Later Safer Seas Act amendments and Coast Guard guidance helped define maritime harassment, but serious forms of psychological abuse, intimidation, isolation, and coercive shipboard conduct may still fall into gray areas. As gCaptain reported in its coverage of the new federal maritime harassment definition, critics warned that psychological abuse can remain underreported and legally uncertain even after the reforms.

And it does not erase decades of institutional failure. The Safer Seas Act created new tools, but those tools only matter if survivors, advocates, lawyers, journalists, regulators, and courts keep forcing the system to use them.

Key Requirements Created or Strengthened by the Safer Seas Act

Reporting and After-Action Summaries

The current version of 46 U.S.C. 10104 requires covered responsible entities to report qualifying complaints or incidents to the Coast Guard. It also requires follow-up information describing the response.

For survivors, these after-action summaries may become important because they can show what the company did, what it failed to do, and whether it took the complaint seriously.

Surveillance Requirements

The Safer Seas Act added surveillance requirements for certain vessels. 46 U.S.C. 4901 addresses surveillance systems and related response training.

Surveillance requirements matter because many assaults and harassment incidents occur in isolated vessel spaces where survivors have historically had little evidence beyond their own testimony. Surveillance does not prevent every assault, and it raises privacy and implementation questions, but it can be a significant tool for deterrence and accountability.

Master Key Control

The Act also added master key control requirements. 46 U.S.C. 3106 addresses control and logging of master keys.

This requirement responds to a basic shipboard danger: when someone can access private living spaces without meaningful accountability, the risk of abuse increases. A vessel's key control system can become important evidence in a sexual assault or harassment case.

Training, Signage, and Safety Management

The Coast Guard has issued implementation guidance on SASH policies, reporting signage, surveillance, master key controls, and safety management systems. The official Coast Guard SASH policy hub is the best place to track current agency guidance.

Training and signage matter because laws that nobody aboard knows about do not protect mariners in practice. One of the central lessons of the original 46 U.S.C. 10104 reporting law is that a law can exist on paper for decades while the industry and even regulators fail to use it.

Cadet and Sea Year Protections

The Safer Seas Act also responded to failures in Sea Year and commercial vessel training environments. MARAD's EMBARC program and EMBARC reporting materials are important resources for cadets, academies, and vessel operators.

For cadets, the key point is that sexual assault and harassment aboard a training vessel is not a "rite of passage," a private employment issue, or something to endure silently to protect a career. The law now reflects what survivors had been saying for years: training at sea must include real safety, reporting, and accountability.

Why Justice4Mariners Is a Leading Authority on the Safer Seas Act

The short version is simple: Ryan Melogy was not just a commentator on the Safer Seas Act. His work helped create the conditions that made the law possible.

Before the Safer Seas Act, there was already a federal shipboard sexual offense reporting law: 46 U.S.C. 10104. That law traces back to the work of Anne Mosness, the Women's Maritime Association, the GAO's investigation into sexual assault in the U.S. Merchant Marine, and congressional pressure to require shipboard sexual offense complaints to be reported.

For decades, however, the law faded from view. It was not meaningfully publicized. It was not meaningfully enforced. Mariners, companies, and even many regulators did not appear to understand or use it.

Ryan Melogy rediscovered that forgotten reporting law before founding Maritime Legal Aid & Advocacy. Through MLAA, he began using FOIA requests, public investigations, advocacy, and legal pressure to expose the Coast Guard's and industry's failure to comply with and enforce 46 U.S.C. 10104.

That work connected to a broader fight to hold the Coast Guard and credentialed mariners accountable, including the long-running effort involving USCG v. Stinziano. It also helped frame the public understanding of the Midshipman X scandal, Sea Year, Maersk, and the systemic failures that the Safer Seas Act sought to address.

The Safer Seas Act is therefore best understood not as a sudden reform, but as the legislative result of a long struggle: Anne Mosness and the Women's Maritime Association helped create the original reporting law; Melogy and MLAA rediscovered and exposed the failure to enforce it; the Midshipman X scandal became the public catalyst; and Congress finally strengthened the legal framework.

Industry Commentary: Why Vessel Operators Took Notice

The maritime industry's own compliance lawyers, insurers, and trade press have treated the Safer Seas Act as a serious operational and legal development.

K&L Gates warned vessel owners and operators about expanded SASH reporting duties, timing issues, penalties, and compliance uncertainty. Liskow published compliance guidance for vessel operators. MBLB described the Act as imposing significant changes for vessel owners and operators, including reporting, signage, training, SMS updates, surveillance, and master key controls. Holland & Knight described the Act as a new wave of compliance obligations for U.S.-flag vessel stakeholders. Steamship Mutual summarized the Act for maritime industry stakeholders. Jones Walker covered Coast Guard surveillance guidance.

That industry-side commentary matters because it confirms something survivors have long known: the Safer Seas Act is not symbolic. It creates real compliance obligations, real operational consequences, and real legal risk for companies that fail to respond properly.

The Act is now also producing live enforcement and compliance disputes. In 2026, TradeWinds reported that Hornbeck Offshore pushed back against U.S. penalties involving Safer Seas Act camera requirements, arguing over whether cameras were required in customer accommodation areas. That type of dispute shows why survivors, vessel operators, and lawyers should expect the Act's requirements to keep developing through enforcement, litigation, and agency interpretation.

Maritime Press and Continuing Criticism

The Safer Seas Act has also generated maritime press coverage about what the reforms still leave unresolved. In gCaptain's reporting on the new federal definition of maritime harassment, critics warned that serious psychological abuse at sea can remain difficult to categorize, report, and prosecute even when the conduct causes real harm.

That matters because shipboard abuse is not limited to physical assault or overt sexual harassment. At sea, isolation, hierarchy, confinement, threats, humiliation, and retaliation can magnify psychological harm. For many mariners, the legal question is not simply whether the conduct fits a narrow definition, but whether the vessel owner, employer, or institution failed to provide a safe working environment.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Safer Seas Act?

The Safer Seas Act is a federal maritime law package enacted in 2022 that strengthened sexual assault and harassment reporting, vessel safety, cadet protections, Coast Guard oversight, and credential consequences.

Who must report sexual assault or harassment under the Safer Seas Act?

Under current law, responsible entities such as vessel owners, masters, managing operators, and seafarer employers may have reporting duties when they learn of covered complaints or incidents.

Can I report directly to the Coast Guard?

Yes. The Coast Guard says survivors, bystanders, and others may report directly. Public Coast Guard guidance identifies the CGIS Tips app, CGISTIPS@uscg.mil, and the National Command Center at 202-372-2100 as reporting channels.

What if my company failed to report?

A failure to report may matter in several ways. It can raise Coast Guard enforcement issues, show company notice, support civil accountability arguments, and help explain why evidence was lost or a survivor was left unprotected.

Does a Coast Guard investigation replace a civil lawsuit?

No. A Coast Guard investigation may address criminal, regulatory, or credential issues. A civil lawsuit or claim addresses compensation, damages, negligence, unseaworthiness, retaliation, and other survivor rights.

Does the Safer Seas Act protect cadets?

Yes. The Act includes important cadet and Sea Year safety reforms, and MARAD's EMBARC program provides additional reporting and vessel participation standards.

Does the Safer Seas Act apply to foreign-flag vessels?

It depends. Maritime sexual assault and harassment cases can involve complex jurisdictional questions based on vessel flag, ownership, employment, citizenship, location, contracts, and U.S. contacts. A maritime lawyer should evaluate the facts.

Should I talk to a lawyer before reporting?

If you are in immediate danger, seek safety first. But if you can, speaking with maritime counsel early can help preserve evidence, protect deadlines, plan reporting, and reduce retaliation risk.

Where the Safer Seas Act Lives in the U.S. Code

The Safer Seas Act was passed as Title CXVI of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022. After passage, its provisions were codified across different parts of Title 46. The practical way to read the law is to connect each original SSA section to the current U.S. Code section that now governs reporting, enforcement, vessel safety, credential discipline, and survivor protection.

• SSA Sec. 11601 - Definitions - 46 U.S.C. 2101 - Defines sexual assault and sexual harassment for the Title 46 provisions amended by the Act.
• SSA Sec. 11602 - Convicted sex offender as grounds for denial - 46 U.S.C. 7511 - Gives the Coast Guard authority to deny merchant mariner credentials based on covered sex-offense convictions.
• SSA Sec. 11603 - Sexual harassment or sexual assault as grounds for suspension or revocation - 46 U.S.C. 7704a - Creates credential consequences when a mariner is the subject of an official finding of sexual harassment or sexual assault.
• SSA Sec. 11604 - Accommodation; notices - 46 U.S.C. 11101 - Requires shipboard notices and reporting-resource information in crew berthing areas and washing spaces.
• SSA Sec. 11605 - Protection against discrimination - 46 U.S.C. 2114 - Protects seamen who report or are about to report sexual harassment or sexual assault from retaliation.
• SSA Sec. 11606 - Alcohol at sea - Coast Guard study and policy authority - Addresses alcohol-use policy issues connected to safety at sea and sexual misconduct prevention.
• SSA Sec. 11607 - Surveillance requirements - 46 U.S.C. 4901 - Requires covered oceangoing non-passenger commercial vessels to maintain surveillance systems and retain evidence.
• SSA Sec. 11608 - Master key control - 46 U.S.C. 3106 - Requires master-key controls, logging, and access accountability for covered vessels.
• SSA Sec. 11609 - Requirement to report sexual assault and harassment - 46 U.S.C. 10104 - Requires responsible entities to report covered incidents or complaints to the Coast Guard immediately, authorizes penalties, subpoenas, after-action summaries, audits, and systematic reviews.
• SSA Sec. 11610 - Safety management system - 46 U.S.C. 3203 and 3205 - Makes SASH prevention, bystander intervention, reporting, response, investigation, master-key controls, and reporting compliance part of the safety-management framework for covered vessels and responsible persons.
• SSA Sec. 11611 - Reports to Congress - 46 U.S.C. 10105 - Requires annual Coast Guard reporting to Congress about reports, penalties, investigations, audits, credential actions, and recommendations for improving SASH oversight.

Primary Sources

• Original Safer Seas Act text as passed in the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022
• 46 U.S.C. 10104: Requirement to report sexual offenses
• H.R. 6866: Safer Seas Act
• Safer Seas Act Section-by-Section
• 46 U.S.C. 10105: Reports to Congress
• 46 U.S.C. 7704a: Sexual harassment or sexual assault as grounds for suspension or revocation
• 46 U.S.C. 4901: Surveillance requirements
• 46 U.S.C. 3106: Master key control system
• Coast Guard SASH Reporting, Prevention and Response Policies
• Coast Guard MSIB: Reporting sexual misconduct on U.S. vessels
• Coast Guard FAQ on SASH reporting requirements
• MARAD EMBARC Standards Program
• MARAD EMBARC Reporting
• gCaptain: New federal definition of maritime harassment leaves psychological abuse in legal gray zone

Industry Compliance Commentary

• K&L Gates: SASH Reporting in the Maritime Industry
• Liskow: Operational Compliance with the New Safer Seas Act
• MBLB: Navigating the Safer Seas Act
• Holland & Knight: The Safer Seas Act: The New Wave of Compliance Obligations
• National Law Review: Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment on Vessels: The Safer Seas Act and Legal Implications
• Steamship Mutual: 2022 Safer Seas Act
• Jones Walker: Coast Guard Amends Policy Letter on Surveillance Requirements
• TradeWinds: Hornbeck Offshore pushes back against U.S. penalties over Safer Seas Act camera requirements

Related Justice4Mariners and MLAA Investigations

• The Long, Tragic History of 46 USC 10104
• An Epic Sexual Assault Scandal, 30 Years in the Making
• New Safer Seas Act amendment defines maritime harassment, but serious abuse goes unreported
• MLAA Safer Seas Act archive
• USCG v. Stinziano and Safer Seas Act license revocation provisions
• Justice4Mariners Coast Guard mariner sexual misconduct records case

Related Justice4Mariners Resources

• Midshipman X vs. Maersk
• Ryan Melogy
• Sexually assaulted at sea: what to do next
• Lloyd's List asks Ryan Melogy about the Safer Seas Act

Talk to Justice4Mariners

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Your consultation is confidential. You can contact Justice4Mariners to understand your options, preserve your rights, and decide what to do next.

Original Text of the Safer Seas Act as Passed

The following is the original text of Title CXVI, Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response, from the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 as passed within the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. This source text appears once on this page so readers can compare the Act as passed with the current U.S. Code sections discussed above.

Title CXVI - Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response

SEXUAL ASSAULT 12 AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT 13 PREVENTION AND RESPONSE 14

SEC. 11601. DEFINITIONS.

15 (a) I N G ENERAL .-Section 2101 of title 46, United 16 States Code, is amended17 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (45) through 18 (54) as paragraphs (47) through (56), respectively; 19 and 20 (2) by inserting after paragraph (44) the following: 22 "(45) "sexual assault" means any form of abuse 23 or contact as defined in chapter 109A of title 18, or 24 4355 a substantially similar offense under State, local, or 1 Tribal law. 2 "(46) "sexual harassment" means3 "(A) conduct that4 "(i) involves unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or deliberate or repeated offensive comments or 7 gestures of a sexual nature if any8 "(I) submission to such conduct 9 is made either explicitly or implicitly a 10 term or condition of employment, pay, 11 career, benefits, or entitlements of the 12 individual; 13 "(II) submission to, or rejection, 14 of such conduct by an individual is 15 used as a basis for decisions affecting 16 that individual"s job, pay, career, benefits, or entitlements; 18 "(III) such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual"s work performance or creates an intimidating, 22 hostile, or offensive work environment; 23 or 24 4356 "(IV) conduct may have been by 1 an individual"s supervisor, a supervisor in another area, a co-worker, or 3 another credentialed mariner; and 4 "(ii) is so severe or pervasive that a 5 reasonable person would perceive, and the 6 victim does perceive, the environment as 7 hostile or offensive; 8 "(B) any use or condonation associated 9 with first-hand or personal knowledge, by any 10 individual in a supervisory or command position, of any form of sexual behavior to control, 12 influence, or affect the career, pay, benefits, entitlements, or employment of a subordinate;

and 14 "(C) any intentional or repeated unwelcome verbal comment or gesture of a sexual nature towards or about an individual by the individual"s supervisor, a supervisor in another 18 area, a coworker, or another credentialed mariner.". 20 (b) R EPORT .-The Commandant shall submit to the 21 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 22 House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 24 describing any changes the Commandant may propose to 25 4357 the definitions added by the amendments in subsection 1 (a). 2 (c) C ONFORMING A MENDMENTS .- 3 (1) A UTHORITY TO EXEMPT CERTAIN VES - 4 SELS .-Section 2113(3) of title 46, United States 5 Code, is amended by striking "section 2101(51)(A)" 6 and inserting "section 2101(53)(A)". 7 (2) U NINSPECTED PASSENGER VESSELS .-Section 4105 of title 46, United States Code, is amended- 10 (A) in subsections (b)(1) and (c) by striking "section 2101(51)" each place it appears 12 and inserting "section 2101"; and 13 (B) in subsection (d) by striking "section 14 2101(51)(A)" and inserting "section 15 2101(53)(A)". 16 (3) G ENERAL AUTHORITY .-Section 17 1131(a)(1)(E) of title 49, United States Code, is 18 amended by striking "section 2101(46)" and inserting "section 116". 20

SEC. 11602. CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER AS GROUNDS FOR 21 DENIAL.

22 (a) I N G ENERAL .-Chapter 75 of title 46, United 23 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 25 4358 "¤ 7511. Convicted sex offender as grounds for denial 1 "(a) S EXUAL A BUSE .-A license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner"s document authorized to be 3 issued under this part shall be denied to an individual who 4 has been convicted of a sexual offense prohibited under5 "(1) chapter 109A of title 18, except for subsection (b) of section 2244 of title 18; or 7 "(2) a substantially similar offense under State, 8 local, or Tribal law. 9 "(b) A BUSIVE S EXUAL C ONTACT .-A license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner"s document authorized to be issued under this part may be denied to an individual who within 5 years before applying for the license, 13 certificate, or document, has been convicted of a sexual 14 offense prohibited under subsection (b) of section 2244 of 15 title 18, or a substantially similar offense under State, 16 local, or Tribal law.". 17 (b) C LERICAL A MENDMENT .-The analysis for chapter 75 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 20 "7511. Convicted sex offender as grounds for denial.".

SEC. 11603. SEXUAL HARASSMENT OR SEXUAL ASSAULT AS 1 GROUNDS FOR SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION.

3 (a) I N G ENERAL .-Chapter 77 of title 46, United 4 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 7704 5 the following: 6 "¤ 7704a. Sexual harassment or sexual assault as 7 grounds for suspension or revocation 8 "(a) S EXUAL H ARASSMENT .-If it is shown at a 9 hearing under this chapter that a holder of a license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner"s document 11 issued under this part, within 5 years before the beginning 12 of the suspension and revocation proceedings, is the subject of an official finding of sexual harassment, then the 14 license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner"s document may be suspended or revoked. 16 "(b) S EXUAL A SSAULT .-If it is shown at a hearing 17 under this chapter that a holder of a license, certificate 18 of registry, or merchant mariner"s document issued under 19 this part, within 10 years before the beginning of the suspension and revocation proceedings, is the subject of an 21 official finding of sexual assault, then the license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner"s document shall be 23 revoked. 24 "(c) O FFICIAL F INDING .- 25 4360 "(1) I N GENERAL .-In this section, the term 1 "official finding" means2 "(A) a legal proceeding or agency finding 3 or decision that determines the individual committed sexual harassment or sexual assault in 5 violation of any Federal, State, local, or Tribal 6 law or regulation; or 7 "(B) a determination after an investigation 8 by the Coast Guard that, by a preponderance of 9 the evidence, the individual committed sexual 10 harassment or sexual assault if the investigation affords appropriate due process rights to 12 the subject of the investigation.

13 "(2) A DMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE REVIEW .- 14 "(A) C OAST GUARD INVESTIGATION .-A 15 determination under paragraph (1)(B) shall be 16 reviewed and affirmed by an administrative law 17 judge within the same proceeding as any suspension or revocation of a license, certificate of 19 registry, or merchant mariner"s document under 20 subsection (a) or (b). 21 "(B) L EGAL PROCEEDING .-A determination under paragraph (1)(A) that an individual 23 committed sexual harassment or sexual assault 24 4361 is conclusive in suspension and revocation proceedings.". 2 (b) C LERICAL A MENDMENT .-The analysis for chapter 77 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7704 the following: 6 "7704a. Sexual harassment or sexual assault as grounds for suspension or revocation.".

SEC. 11604. ACCOMMODATION; NOTICES. 7 Section 11101 of title 46, United States Code, is 8 amended9 (1) in subsection

(a)(3) by striking "and" at 10 the end; 11 (2) in subsection (a)(4) by striking the period 12 at the end and inserting "; and"; 13 (3) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the 14 following: 15 "(5) each crew berthing area shall be equipped 16 with information regarding17 "(A) vessel owner or company policies prohibiting sexual assault and sexual harassment, 19 retaliation, and drug and alcohol usage; and 20 "(B) procedures and resources to report 21 crimes, including sexual assault and sexual harassment, including information4362 "(i) on the telephone number, website 1 address, and email address for reporting 2 allegations of sexual assault and sexual 3 harassment to the Coast Guard; 4 "(ii) on vessel owner or company procedures to report violations of company 6 policy and access resources; 7 "(iii) on resources provided by outside 8 organizations such as sexual assault hotlines and counseling; 10 "(iv) on the retention period for surveillance video recording after an incident 12 of sexual harassment or sexual assault is 13 reported; and 14 "(v) additional items specified in regulations issued by, and at the discretion of, 16 the Secretary of the department in which 17 the Coast Guard is operating."; and 18 (4) in subsection (d) by adding at the end the 19 following: "In each washing space in a visible location there shall be information regarding procedures 21 and resources to report crimes upon the vessel, including sexual assault and sexual harassment, and 23 vessel owner or company policies prohibiting sexual 24 4363 assault and sexual harassment, retaliation, and drug 1 and alcohol usage.". 2

SEC. 11605. PROTECTION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION. 3 Section 2114(a) of title 46, United States Code, is 4 amended5 (1) in paragraph (1)- 6 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 7 through (G) as subparagraphs (C) through (H), 8 respectively; and 9 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 10 the following: 11 "(B) the seaman in good faith has reported or 12 is about to report to the vessel owner, Coast Guard 13 or other appropriate Federal agency or department 14 sexual harassment or sexual assault against the seaman or knowledge of sexual harassment or sexual 16 assault against another seaman;"; and 17 (2) in paragraphs (2) and (3) by striking 18 "paragraph (1)(B)" and inserting "paragraph 19 (1)(C)". 20

SEC. 11605. PROTECTION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION. 3 Section 2114(a) of title 46, United States Code, is 4 amended5 (1) in paragraph (1)- 6 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 7 through (G) as subparagraphs (C) through (H), 8 respectively; and 9 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 10 the following: 11 "(B) the seaman in good faith has reported or 12 is about to report to the vessel owner, Coast Guard 13 or other appropriate Federal agency or department 14 sexual harassment or sexual assault against the seaman or knowledge of sexual harassment or sexual 16 assault against another seaman;"; and 17 (2) in paragraphs (2) and (3) by striking 18 "paragraph (1)(B)" and inserting "paragraph 19 (1)(C)". 20

SEC. 11606. ALCOHOL AT SEA.

21 (a) I N G ENERAL .-The Commandant shall seek to 22 enter into an agreement with the National Academy of 23 Sciences not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 24 of this Act under which the National Academy of Sciences 25 4364 shall prepare an assessment to determine safe levels of alcohol consumption and possession by crew members 2 aboard vessels of the United States engaged in commercial 3 service, except when such possession is associated with the 4 commercial sale to individuals aboard the vessel who are 5 not crew members. 6 (b) A SSESSMENT .-The assessment prepared pursuant to subsection (a) shall8 (1) take into account the safety and security of 9 every individual on the vessel; 10 (2) take into account reported incidences of sexual harassment or sexual assault, as defined in section 2101 of title 46, United States Code; and 13 (3) provide any appropriate recommendations 14 for any changes to laws, regulations, or employer 15 policies. 16 (c) S UBMISSION .-Upon completion of the assessment under this section, the National Academy of Sciences 18 shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 19 Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Commandant, and the Secretary the assessment 22 prepared pursuant to subsection (a). 23 (d) R EGULATIONS .-The Commandant4365 (1) shall, not later than 180 days after receiving the submission of the assessment under subsection (c), review the changes to regulations recommended in such assessment; and 4 (2) taking into account the safety and security 5 of every individual on vessels of the United States 6 engaged in commercial service, may issue regulations 7 relating to alcohol consumption on such vessels.

8 (e) S AVINGS C LAUSE .-To the extent the Commandant issues regulations establishing safe levels of alcohol consumption in accordance with subsection (d), the 11 Commandant may not issue regulations which prohibit12 (1) the owner or operator of a vessel from imposing additional restrictions on the consumption of 14 alcohol, including the prohibition of the consumption 15 of alcohol on such vessels; and 16 (2) possession of alcohol associated with the 17 commercial sale to individuals aboard the vessel who 18 are not crew members. 19 (f) R EPORT R EQUIRED .-If, by the date that is 2 20 years after the receipt of the assessment under subsection 21 (c), the Commandant does not issue regulations under 22 subsection (d), the Commandant shall provide a report by 23 such date to the committees described in subsection (c)- 24 4366 (1) containing the rationale for not issuing such 1 regulations; and 2 (2) providing other recommendations as necessary to ensure safety at sea. 4

SEC. 11607. SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS.

5 (a) I N G ENERAL .-Part B of subtitle II of title 46, 6 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 7 following: 8 "CHAPTER 49-OCEANGOING NONPASSENGER COMMERCIAL VESSELS 10 "Sec. "4901. Surveillance requirements. "¤ 4901. Surveillance requirements 11 "(a) I N G ENERAL .-A vessel engaged in commercial 12 service that does not carry passengers, shall maintain a 13 video surveillance system. 14 "(b) A PPLICABILITY .-The requirements in this section shall apply to16 "(1) documented vessels with overnight accommodations for at least 10 individuals on board that 18 are19 "(A) on a voyage of at least 600 miles and 20 crosses seaward of the Boundary Line; or 21 "(B) at least 24 meters (79 feet) in overall 22 length and required to have a load line under 23 chapter 51; 24 4367 "(2) documented vessels of at least 500 gross 1 tons as measured under section 14502, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 on an 4 international voyage; and 5 "(3) vessels with overnight accommodations for 6 at least 10 individuals on board that are operating 7 for no less than 72 hours on waters superjacent to 8 the outer Continental Shelf (as defined in section 9 2(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 10 U.S.C. 1331(a)). 11 "(c) P LACEMENT OF V IDEO AND A UDIO S URVEIL - 12 LANCE E QUIPMENT .- 13 "(1) I N GENERAL .-The owner of a vessel to 14 which this section applies shall install video and 15 audio surveillance equipment aboard the vessel not 16 later than 2 years after enactment of the Don 17 Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022, or 18 during the next scheduled drydock, whichever is 19 later.

20 "(2) L OCATIONS .-Video and audio surveillance 21 equipment shall be placed in passageways on to 22 which doors from staterooms open. Such equipment 23 shall be placed in a manner ensuring the visibility of 24 every door in each such passageway. 25 4368 "(d) N OTICE OF V IDEO AND A UDIO S URVEIL - 1 LANCE .-The owner of a vessel to which this section applies shall provide clear and conspicuous signs on board 3 the vessel notifying the crew of the presence of video and 4 audio surveillance equipment. 5 "(e) A CCESS TO V IDEO AND A UDIO R ECORDS .-The 6 owner of a vessel to which this section applies shall ensure 7 that access to records of video and audio surveillance is 8 not used as part of a labor action against a crew member 9 or employment dispute unless used in a criminal or civil 10 action. 11 "(f) R ETENTION R EQUIREMENTS .-The owner of a 12 vessel to which this section applies shall retain all records 13 of audio and video surveillance for not less than 1 year 14 after the footage is obtained. Any video and audio surveillance found to be associated with an alleged incident 16 should be preserved for not less than 5 years from the 17 date of the alleged incident.

18 "(g) P ERSONNEL T RAINING .-A vessel owner or employer of a seafarer shall provide training for all individuals employed by the owner or employer for the purpose 21 of responding to incidents of sexual assault or sexual harassment, including23 "(1) such training to ensure the individuals4369 "(A) retain audio and visual records and 1 other evidence objectively; and 2 "(B) act impartially without influence from 3 the company or others; and 4 "(2) training on applicable Federal, State, Tribal, and local laws and regulations regarding sexual 6 assault and sexual harassment investigations and reporting requirements. 8 "(g) D EFINITION OF O WNER .-In this section, the 9 term "owner" means the owner, charterer, managing operator, master, or other individual in charge of a vessel. 11 "(h) E XEMPTION .-Fishing vessels, fish processing 12 vessels, and fish tender vessels are exempt from this section.". 14 (b) C LERICAL A MENDMENT .-The table of chapters 15 for subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, is amended 16 by adding after the item related to chapter 47 the following: 18 "49. Oceangoing Non-Passenger Commercial Vessels ........ 4901".

SEC. 11608. MASTER KEY CONTROL.

19 (a) I N G ENERAL .-Chapter 31 of title 46, United 20 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 22 "¤ 3106. Master key control system 23 "(a) I N G ENERAL .-The owner of a vessel subject to 24 inspection under section 3301 shall4370 "(1) ensure that such vessel is equipped with a 1 vessel master key control system, manual or electronic, which provides controlled access to all copies 3 of the vessel"s master key of which access shall only 4 be available to the individuals described in paragraph (2); 6 "(2) establish a list of all crew, identified by position, allowed to access and use the master key and 8 maintain such list upon the vessel, within owner 9 records and included in the vessel safety management system; 11 "(3) record in a log book information on all access and use of the vessel"s master key, including13 "(A) dates and times of access; 14 "(B) the room or location accessed; and 15 "(C) the name and rank of the crew member that used the master key; and 17 "(4) make the list under paragraph (2) and the 18 log book under paragraph (3) available upon request 19 to any agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 20 any member of the Coast Guard, and any law enforcement officer performing official duties in the 22 course and scope of an investigation. 23 "(b) P ROHIBITED U SE .-Crew not included on the 24 list described in subsection (a)(2) shall not have access 25 4371 to or use the master key unless in an emergency and shall 1 immediately notify the master and owner of the vessel following use of such key.

3 "(c) R EQUIREMENTS FOR L OG B OOK .-The log book 4 described in subsection (a)(3) and required to be included 5 in a safety management system under section 6 3203(a)(6)- 7 "(1) may be electronic; and 8 "(2) shall be located in a centralized location 9 that is readily accessible to law enforcement personnel. 11 "(d) P ENALTY .-Any crew member who uses the 12 master key without having been granted access pursuant 13 to subsection (a)(2) shall be liable to the United States 14 Government for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 15 and may be subject to suspension or revocation under section 7703. 17 "(e) E XEMPTION .-This section shall not apply to 18 vessels subject to section 3507(f).". 19 (b) C LERICAL A MENDMENT .-The analysis for chapter 31 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 22 "3106. Master key control system.".

SEC. 11609. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT SEXUAL ASSAULT 1 AND HARASSMENT. 2 Section 10104 of title 46, United States Code, is 3 amended by striking subsections

(a) and (b) and inserting 4 the following: 5 "(a) M ANDATORY R EPORTING BY R ESPONSIBLE E N - 6 TITY OF A V ESSEL .- 7 "(1) I N GENERAL .-The responsible entity of a 8 vessel shall report to the Commandant any complaint or incident of harassment, sexual harassment, 10 or sexual assault in violation of employer policy or 11 law, of which such entity is made aware. 12 "(2) P ENALTY .-A responsible entity of a vessel who knowingly fails to report in compliance with 14 paragraph (1) is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $50,000. 16 "(b) R EPORTING P ROCEDURES .- 17 "(1) R ESPONSIBLE ENTITY OF A VESSEL RE - 18 PORTING .-A report required under subsection (a) 19 shall be made immediately after the responsible entity of a vessel gains knowledge of a sexual assault or 21 sexual harassment incident by the fastest telecommunication channel available to23 "(A) a single entity in the Coast Guard 24 designated by the Commandant to receive such 25 reports; and 26 4373 "(B) the appropriate officer or agency of 1 the government of the country in whose waters 2 the incident occurs. 3 "(2) C ONTENTS .-Such shall include, to the 4 best of the knowledge of the individual making the 5 report6 "(A) the name, official position or role in 7 relation to the vessel, and contact information 8 of such individual; 9 "(B) the name and official number of the 10 documented vessel; 11 "(C) the time and date of the incident; 12 "(D) the geographic position or location of 13 the vessel when the incident occurred; and 14 "(E) a brief description of the alleged sexual harassment or sexual assault being reported.

17 "(3) R ECEIVING REPORTS ; COLLECTION OF IN - 18 FORMATION .- 19 "(A) R ECEIVING REPORTS .-With respect 20 to reports submitted under subsection (a), the 21 Commandant22 "(i) may establish additional reporting 23 procedures, including procedures for receiving reports through4374 "(I) a single telephone number 1 that is continuously manned at all 2 times; and 3 "(II) a single email address that 4 is continuously monitored; and 5 "(ii) shall use procedures that include 6 preserving evidence in such reports and 7 providing emergency service referrals. 8 "(B) C OLLECTION OF INFORMATION .- 9 After receipt of the report made under subsection (a), the Coast Guard shall collect information related to the identity of each alleged 12 victim, alleged perpetrator, and any witnesses 13 identified in the report through means designed 14 to protect, to the extent practicable, the personal identifiable information of such individuals. 17 "(c) S UBPOENA A UTHORITY .- 18 "(1) I N GENERAL .-The Commandant may 19 compel the testimony of witnesses and the production of any evidence by subpoena to determine compliance with this section. 22 "(2) J URISDICTIONAL LIMITS .-The jurisdictional limits of a subpoena issued under this section 24 are the same as, and are enforceable in the same 25 4375 manner as, subpoenas issued under chapter 63 of 1 this title.

2 "(d) C OMPANY A FTER - ACTION S UMMARY .- 3 "(1) A responsible entity of a vessel that makes 4 a report under subsection (a) shall5 "(A) submit to the Commandant a document with detailed information to describe the 7 actions taken by such entity after becoming 8 aware of the sexual assault or sexual harassment incident, including the results of any investigation into the complaint or incident and 11 any action taken against the offending individual; and 13 "(B) make such submission not later than 14 10 days after such entity made the report 15 under subsection (a). 16 "(2) C IVIL PENALTY .-A responsible entity of a 17 vessel that fails to comply with paragraph (1) is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $25,000 and $500 shall be added for each 20 day of noncompliance, except that the total amount 21 of a penalty with respect to a complaint or incident 22 shall not exceed $50,000 per violation. 23 "(e) I NVESTIGATORY A UDIT .-The Commandant 24 shall periodically perform an audit or other systematic re4376 view of the submissions made under this section to determine if there were any failures to comply with the requirements of this section. 3 "(f) A PPLICABILITY ; R EGULATIONS .- 4 "(1) R EGULATIONS .- The Secretary may issue 5 regulations to implement the requirements of this 6 section. 7 "(2) I NTERIM REPORTS .-Any report required 8 to be made to the Commandant under this section 9 shall be made to the Coast Guard National Command Center, until regulations implementing the 11 procedures required by this section are issued.

12 "(g) D EFINITION OF R ESPONSIBLE E NTITY OF A 13 V ESSEL .-In this section, the term "responsible entity of 14 a vessel" means15 "(1) the owner, master, or managing operator 16 of a documented vessel engaged in commercial service; or 18 "(2) the employer of a seafarer on such a vessel.". 20

SEC. 11610. SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

21 (a) S AFETY M ANAGEMENT S YSTEM .-Section 3203 22 of title 46, United States Code, is amended23 (1) in subsection (a)- 24 4377 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and 1 (6) as paragraphs (7) and (8); and 2 (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 3 following: 4 "(5) with respect to sexual harassment and sexual assault, procedures for, and annual training requirements for all responsible persons and vessels to 7 which this chapter applies on8 "(A) prevention; 9 "(B) bystander intervention; 10 "(C) reporting; 11 "(D) response; and 12 "(E) investigation; 13 "(6) the list required under section 3106(a)(2) 14 and the log book required under section 15 3106(a)(3);"; 16 (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 17 subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 18 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: 20 "(b) P ROCEDURES AND T RAINING R EQUIRE - 21 MENTS .-In prescribing regulations for the procedures 22 and training requirements described in subsection (a)(5), 23 such procedures and requirements shall be consistent with 24 4378 the requirements to report sexual harassment or sexual 1 assault under section 10104. 2 "(c) A UDITS .- 3 "(1) C ERTIFICATES .- 4 "(A) S USPENSION .-During an audit of a 5 safety management system of a vessel required 6 under section 10104(e), the Secretary may suspend the Safety Management Certificate issued 8 for the vessel under section 3205 and issue a 9 separate Safety Management Certificate for the 10 vessel to be in effect for a 3-month period beginning on the date of the issuance of such separate certificate.

13 "(B) R EVOCATION .-At the conclusion of 14 an audit of a safety management system required under section 10104(e), the Secretary 16 shall revoke the Safety Management Certificate 17 issued for the vessel under section 3205 if the 18 Secretary determines19 "(i) that the holder of the Safety 20 Management Certificate knowingly, or repeatedly, failed to comply with section 22 10104; or 23 4379 "(ii) other failure of the safety management system resulted in the failure to 2 comply with such section. 3 "(2) D OCUMENTS OF COMPLIANCE .- 4 "(A) I N GENERAL .-Following an audit of 5 the safety management system of a vessel required under section 10104(e), the Secretary 7 may audit the safety management system of the 8 responsible person for the vessel. 9 "(B) S USPENSION .-During an audit 10 under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may 11 suspend the Document of Compliance issued to 12 the responsible person under section 3205 and 13 issue a separate Document of Compliance to 14 such person to be in effect for a 3-month period 15 beginning on the date of the issuance of such 16 separate document. 17 "(C) R EVOCATION .-At the conclusion of 18 an assessment or an audit of a safety management system under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall revoke the Document of Compliance 21 issued to the responsible person if the Secretary 22 determines4380 "(i) that the holder of the Document 1 of Compliance knowingly, or repeatedly, 2 failed to comply with section 10104; or 3 "(ii) that other failure of the safety 4 management system resulted in the failure 5 to comply with such section.".

6 (b) V ERIFICATION OF C OMPLIANCE .-Section 7 3205(c)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 8 by inserting ", or upon discovery from other sources of 9 information acquired by the Coast Guard, including a discovery made during an audit or systematic review conducted under section 10104(e) of a failure of a responsible 12 person or vessel to comply with a requirement of a safety 13 management system for which a Safety Management Certificate and a Document of compliance has been issued 15 under this section, including a failure to comply with regulations prescribed under section 3203(a)(7) and (8)," 17 after "periodically". 18

SEC. 11611. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

19 (a) I N G ENERAL .-Chapter 101 of title 46, United 20 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 22 "¤ 10105. Reports to Congress 23 "(a) I N G ENERAL .-Not later than 1 year after the 24 date of enactment of the Don Young Coast Guard Author4381 ization Act of 2022, and on an annual basis thereafter, 1 the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 3 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 4 House of Representatives a report that includes5 "(1) the number of reports received under section 10104; 7 "(2) the number of penalties issued under such 8 section; 9 "(3) the number of open investigations under 10 such section, completed investigations under such 11 section, and the outcomes of such open or completed 12 investigations; 13 "(4) the number of assessments or audits conducted under section 3203 and the outcome of those 15 assessments or audits; 16 "(5) a statistical analysis of compliance with 17 the safety management system criteria under section 18 3203; 19 "(6) the number of credentials denied or revoked due to sexual harassment, sexual assault, or 21 related offenses; and 22 "(7) recommendations to support efforts of the 23 Coast Guard to improve investigations and oversight 24 of sexual harassment and sexual assault in the mari4382 time sector, including funding requirements and legislative change proposals necessary to ensure compliance with title CXVI of the Don Young Coast Guard 3 Authorization Act of 2022 and the amendments 4 made by such title.

5 "(b) P RIVACY .-In collecting the information required under subsection (a), the Commandant shall collect 7 such information in a manner that protects the privacy 8 rights of individuals who are subjects of such information.". 10 (b) C LERICAL A MENDMENT .-The analysis for chapter 101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 12 adding at the end the following: 13 "10105. Reports to Congress.".