DOCKSIDE EXAMINATIONS.

SEC. 305. DOCKSIDE EXAMINATIONS. (a) In General.—Section 4502(f) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking “and” at the end; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking “at least once every 2 years” and inserting “at least once every 5 years”; and (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(3) shall complete the first dockside examination of a vessel under this subsection not later than October 15, 2015.” . (b) Database.—Section 4502(g)(4) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “a publicly accessible” and inserting “an”. (c) Certification.—Section 4503 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by striking “July 1, 2012.” and inserting “July 1, 2013.”; (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking “July 1, 2012;” and inserting “July 1, 2013;”; and (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by striking “July 1, 2012,” each place it appears and inserting “July 1, 2013,”; and (ii) by striking “substantial change to the dimension of or type of vessel” and inserting “major conversion”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(e) For the purposes of this section, the term ‘built’ means, with respect to a vessel, that the vessel’s construction has reached any of the following stages: “(1) The vessel’s keel is laid. “(2) Construction identifiable with the vessel has begun and assembly of that vessel has commenced comprising of at least 50 metric tons or one percent of the estimated mass of all structural material, whichever is less.” . (d) Conforming Amendments.—Chapter 51 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 5102(b)(3), by striking “July 1, 2012.” and inserting “July 1, 2013.”; and (2) in section 5103(c)— (A) by striking “July 1, 2012,” each place it appears and inserting “July 1, 2013,”; and (B) by striking “substantial change to the dimension of or type of the vessel” and inserting “major conversion”.