14 USC § 562 - Appeals and waivers

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identifier: "/us/usc/t14/s562"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "14 USC § 562 - Appeals and waivers"
title_number: 14
title_name: "COAST GUARD"
section_number: "562"
section_name: "Appeals and waivers"
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "FUNCTIONS AND POWERS"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 111–281, title V, § 524(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2958, § 102; renumbered § 101, Pub. L. 111–330, § 1(6)(A), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3569; amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. C, title XXXV, § 3531(c)(2), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2320; renumbered § 562, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 105(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4200.)"
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# § 562. Appeals and waivers

Except for the Commandant, any individual adjudicating an appeal or waiver of a decision regarding marine safety, including inspection or manning and threats to the environment, shall—

**(1)** be a qualified specialist with the training, experience, and qualifications in marine safety to effectively judge the facts and circumstances involved in the appeal and make a judgment regarding the merits of the appeal; or

**(2)** have a senior staff member who—

**(A)** meets the requirements of paragraph (1);

**(B)** actively advises the individual adjudicating the appeal; and

**(C)** concurs in writing on the decision on appeal.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 111–281, title V, § 524(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2958, § 102; renumbered § 101, Pub. L. 111–330, § 1(6)(A), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3569; amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. C, title XXXV, § 3531(c)(2), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2320; renumbered § 562, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 105(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4200.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 562 was renumbered .

Another prior section 562, , ; , , related to deck courts, prior to repeal by , §§ 5, 14(v), , 148, effective .

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.

substituted “Commandant” for “Commandant of the Coast Guard” in introductory provisions.

2010— renumbered  as this section.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2010 Amendment

, , , provided that the amendment made by section 1(6)(A) is effective with the enactment of .