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Cargo preference--U.S.-flagged vessels 382 Determination of fair and reasonable rates for the carriage of bulk and packaged preference cargoes on U.S.-flagged commercial vessels: 383 [Reserved] 385 Research and development grant and cooperative agreements regulations 386 Regulations governing public buildings and grounds at the United States ...
The United States Merchant Marine [1] [2] is an organization composed of United States civilian mariners and U.S. civilian and federally owned merchant vessels.Both the civilian mariners and the merchant vessels are managed by a combination of the government and private sectors, and engage in commerce or transportation of goods and services in and out of the navigable waters of the United ...
The following is a list (of lists) of United States Marine Corps equipment; See the following articles; List of weapons of the United States Marine Corps; List of vehicles of the United States Marine Corps; List of active aircraft of the United States Marine Corps; List of United States Marine Corps individual equipment. Uniforms of the United ...
Flag of the United States Maritime Service. The United States Maritime Service (USMS) was established in 1938 under the provisions of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 as voluntary training organization [3] to train individuals to become officers and crewmembers on merchant ships that form the United States Merchant Marine per 46 U.S.C. § 51701. [4]
As the United States Merchant Marine is strict in compliance of international organization's precedent in regards to regulations on shipping, having to adhere to the standards set by the IMO, many of the same requirements can be found for vessels that do not serve under the United States Jones Act. In relation to this requirement, a wiper is to ...
The United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation. MARAD administers financial programs to develop, promote, and operate the U.S. Maritime Service and the U.S. Merchant Marine. In addition, it conducts research and development activities in the maritime field; regulates the transfer ...
Requires 18 months service on deck in vessels of 100 gross tons or more which operate in a service not exclusively confined to the rivers and smaller inland lakes of the United States. Able Seaman—Special. Requires 12 months service on deck on vessels operating on the oceans, or the navigable waters of the United States including the Great Lakes.
This is a list of individual combat equipment issued by the United States Marine Corps. This list does not include items that are issued as uniforms or weapons and ordnance. Many items on this list have nicknames. See list of United States Marine Corps acronyms and expressions.