46 CFR §310.1
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For purposes of this subpart A:
- (a)The 1958 Act means the Maritime Academy Act of 1958, Pub. L. 85-672.
- (b)Act means the Maritime Education and Training Act of 1980, Pub. L. 96-453, as amended.
- (c)Administration means the Maritime Administration, United States Department of Transportation.
- (d)Agreement means an agreement between a State, or Territorial or Regional maritime academy or college and the Maritime Administrator, Department of Transportation as authorized by the 1958 Act or the Act and set forth in § 310.13 of this part.
- (e)Secretary means Secretary of Transportation.
- (f)Maritime Administrator means the Maritime Administrator, Department of Transportation.
- (g)Cadet means cadet enrolled in the United States Maritime Service and in good standing at a State or Territorial or Regional maritime academy or college meeting the requirements of the 1958 Act.
- (h)Commanding Officer means the Commanding Officer of a training ship furnished by the Administration.
- (i)Cost of Education Provided means the financial costs incurred by the Federal Government in providing student incentive payments for students at the State maritime academies.
- (j)Deputy means the Deputy Maritime Administrator, Department of Transportation.
- (k)Maritime Service means the United States Maritime Service.
- (l)Midshipman means a student in good standing at a State maritime academy or college who has accepted midshipman status in the United States Naval Reserve (including the Merchant Marine Reserve, United States Naval Reserve) under the Act.
- (m)Officers means all officers and faculty employed by a State maritime academy or college.
- (n)Region Director means the Director of the Administration's region office in which a School is located or in which a training ship is located.
- (o)School means State or Territorial or regional maritime academy or college meeting the requirements of the Act.
- (p)Superintendent means the superintendent or president of a School.
- (q)Supervisor means the employee of the Administration designated to supervise the Federal Government's interest in a School under the provisions of the Act, an agreement, and this subpart.
- (r)Training Ship means a vessel used for training by a school and furnished by the Administration to a State or Territory, and includes the ship itself and all its equipment, apparel, appliances, machinery boilers, spare and replacement parts and other property contained in it.