Administration, general, 80-83,
96-99.
American Bureau of Shipping,
rules of, for material and con-
struction, accepted, 33-35-
Boiler plates, inspection of, man-
ufacture of, 12, 30-31, 46n, 48,
83-84.
Boilers, inspection of, 2, 14, 15,
Cargo, hazardous, license require-
ments, 4-23, 75-79.
Certification, of life-boat men and
seamen, 26, 30, 57-8.
Civil Service, classified, employ-
ees (except presidential) placed
in, 13.
Collectors of customs, powers and
duties of, 4, 11, 12, 16, 43, 44,
64, 65-67, 72, 74.
Collisions, adoption of interna-
tional rules for prevention of,
II, 68; establishment of regula-
tions to prevent, 9, 30, 67-69.
Color-blindness, examination re-
quirements, 23.
Commerce, Department of, juris-
diction of, over Service, 23, 80-
81, 98.
Commerce, Secretary of, may de-
tail assistant inspectors, 12, 19,
49, 83; may call committee to
consider interim regulations,
19-20, 89; to pass upon rules to
govern life-saving appliances,
25; may except foreign pri-
vate steam passenger vessels
from inspection laws, 30; may
direct inspection of foreign ves-
sels admitted to American reg-
istry, 30-31; to prescribe life-
saving equipment for motor-
boats, 39, 42; may pass upon
rules to govern steering appa-
ratus and fire-extinguishing
equipment, 41; to pass upon
safety equipment for steam ves-
sels, 42; may make regulations
to govern license appeal pro-
cedure, 45; may act on appeals,
47-48, 81; may pass upon meth-
ods of inspection of boiler plate
manufacture, 48-49; to provide
for issuance of certificates to
life-boatmen, 58-59; to deter-
mine boundary between high
seas and waters under local
jurisdiction, 69n; reports to be
made to, 74, 81, 85; to pass up-
on regulations to govern haz-
ardous cargo, 76; may make
rules to govern use of fuel-oil
and grant permits therefor, 77;
to pass upon rules to govern oil
stores, 78; may convene board
to determine tow and hawser
lengths, 81.
Complements, ships', determina-
tion of, 21, 58-60.
Construction, inspection of, 12,
30.
Deputy Supervising Inspector-
General, office established, 24;
appointment of, 81-82; powers
and duties of, 24, 82.
Equipment, inspection of, 1, 15,
22, 30, 37-43, 49-51.
Equipment, minimum require-
ments, 2, 3, 4, 14, 30, 37-43.
Examination, of marine officers,
15, 30, 53-57; of seamen and
life-boatmen, 30, 57-8.
Fees, covered into Treasury, 4,
Field service, 84-96.
Fire-prevention, 2, 4, 18-19, 23,
41-43.
Hulls, inspection of, 1, 2, 14, 15,
31-35-
Inspectors, assistant, created, 12-
13; subordinate to local inspec-
tors, 19, 92-93; may be assigned
to boiler plate inspection, 12,
48-49, 83-84, 93.
Inspectors, local, created, 2; qual-
ifications of, 2, 9, 91; appoint-
ment of, 2, 4; compensation of,
2, 4, 12, 19, 44; supervision of,
3-4; powers and duties of, 2,
9, 11, 21, 31-60, 67-73, 76, 82-
83, 89-91.
Inspectors, local boards of, cre-
ated, 4, 9, 11, 15; powers and
duties of, 2, 11, 26, 43-45, 49,
53-55, 57, 60-63, 73, 85-86, 92.
Inspectors of boilers, see Inspec-
tors, local.
Inspectors of hulls, see Inspec-
tors, local.
Inspectors of foreign steam ves-
sels, created, II; abolished, 12.
Inspectors, supervising, created,
3; qualifications of, 3, 84; ap-
pointment of, 3, 84; removal of,
4; compensation of, 4, 84;
powers and duties of, 3, 4,
19, 21, 23, 24, 44-45, 47, 48,
49-51, 55, 73, 77, 85-86; dis-
tricts of, 87-88.
Inspectors, supervising, board of,
created, 3; powers and duties
of, 3, 5, 8, 9, 18, 19-20, 23, 25,
32, 36-37, 39-48, 55, 59, 67-69,
76, 78, 88-89.
Inspectors, traveling, created, 24;
appointment of, 95; compensa-
tion of, 95; powers and duties
of, 94-96.
Investigations, 1, 30, 60-67.
License, of marine officers, 1, 4,
9, 10, 14, 15, 19, 22, 46n, 53-
57, 61, 66-67.
License, of passenger vessels, 2,
6, 10, II, 22.
License, of vessels in general, 2,
9, 10, 15, 30-31, 43.
Life-boatmen, examination and
certification of, 26, 30.
Life-saving equipment, inspection
of manufacture of, 49-50.
Motor-Boat Act, 22, 38-39, 42-43,
54, 64-65, 69.
Passengers, numbers limited, 3,
6, 11, 70-73; accommodations
required for, 10-11, 60, 73-75.
President, may suspend law re-
quiring watch officers to be
citizens, 56; to appoint Super-
vising Inspector-General, 80;
to appoint supervising inspec-
tors, 84, 98.
Reinspections, 9-10, 46-48.
Seamen, examination and certi-
fication of, 1, 15, 25-26, 30.
Seamen's Act, 25, 38, 49, 59, 60.
Ship Registry Act, 23.
Supervising Inspector-General,
office created, 8, 80; qualifica-
tions of, 8, 80; appointment of,
8, 80; compensation of, 8, 80;
powers and duties of, 8, 9, 12,
19-20, 21, 24, 45, 49, 56, 59, 60,
61-62, 69, 80, 81, 83, 86, 88.
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