REMOVAL OF MASTER OR INDIVIDUAL IN CHARGE.

SEC. 4104. REMOVAL OF MASTER OR INDIVIDUAL IN CHARGE. Section 8101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “(i) When the 2 next most senior licensed officers on a vessel reasonably believe that the master or individual in charge of the vessel is under the influence of alcohol or a dangerous drug and is incapable of commanding the vessel, the next most senior master, 104 STAT. 512mate, or operator licensed under section 7101(c) (1) or (3) of this title shall— “(1) temporarily relieve the master or individual in charge; “(2) temporarily take command of the vessel; “(3) in the case of a vessel required to have a log under chapter 113 of this title, immediately enter the details of the incident in the log; and “(4) report those details to the Secretary— “(A) by the most expeditious means available; and “(B) in written form transmitted within 12 hours after the vessel arrives at its next port.”.