A bill to revise, consolidate, and enact certain laws related to vessels and seamen as subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, "Shipping".

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends Federal law to recodify, consolidate, and revise specified shipping and related marine provisions administered by the Coast Guard. Reorganizes existing law with respect to: (1) the operation, inspection, and regulation of passenger, cargo, animal transport, and recreational vessels; (2) marine casualties and accidents; (3) licenses, certificates and merchant mariners' documents; (4) the manning of vessels; and (5) merchant seamen, their protection and relief. Repeals specified laws.…