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46 U.S.C. § 6309

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Voyage data recorder access
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Title
46 — Shipping
Chapter
STII/PTD/CH63
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Coast Guard shall have full, concurrent, and timely access to and ability to use voyage data recorder data and audio held by any Federal agency in all marine casualty investigations, regardless of which agency is the investigative lead. (Added Pub. L. 115–265, title II, § 207(a), Oct. 11, 2018, 132 Stat. 3747.)

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