Section 15103 - National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee(a) ESTABLISHMENT.-There is established a National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the "Committee").(b) FUNCTION.-The Committee shall advise the Secretary on matters relating to personnel in the United States merchant marine, including the training, qualifications, certification, documentation, and fitness of mariners.(c) MEMBERSHIP.-(1) IN GENERAL.-The Committee shall consist of 19 members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this section and section 15109 of this chapter.(2) EXPERTISE.-Each member of the Committee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters relating to the function of the Committee.(3) REPRESENTATION.-Members of the Committee shall be appointed as follows:(A) 9 members shall represent mariners and, of the 9-(i) each shall-(I) be a citizen of the United States; and(II) hold an active license or certificate issued under chapter 71 of this title or a merchant mariner document issued under chapter 73 of this title;(ii) 3 shall be deck officers who represent merchant marine deck officers and, of the 3-(I) 2 shall be licensed for oceans any gross tons;(II) 1 shall be licensed for inland river route with a limited or unlimited tonnage;(III) 2 shall have a master's license or a master of towing vessels license;(IV) 1 shall have significant tanker experience; and(V) to the extent practicable-(aa) 1 shall represent labor; and(bb) 1 shall represent management;(iii) 3 shall be engineering officers who represent merchant marine engineering officers and, of the 3-(I) 2 shall be licensed as chief engineer any horsepower;(II) 1 shall be licensed as either a limited chief engineer or a designated duty engineer; and(III) to the extent practicable-(aa) 1 shall represent labor; and(bb) 1 shall represent management;(iv) 2 shall be unlicensed seamen who represent merchant marine unlicensed seaman and, of the 2-(I) 1 shall represent able-bodied seamen; and(II) 1 shall represent qualified members of the engine department; and(v) 1 shall be a pilot who represents merchant marine pilots.(B) 6 members shall represent marine educators and, of the 6-(i) 3 shall be marine educators who represent maritime academies and, of the 3-(I) 2 shall represent State maritime academies (and are jointly recommended by such academies); and(II) 1 shall represent either State maritime academies or the United States Merchant Marine Academy; and(ii) 3 shall be marine educators who represent other maritime training institutions and, of the 3, 1 shall represent the small vessel industry.(C) 2 members shall represent shipping companies employed in ship operation management.(D) 2 members shall represent the general public.Added Pub. L. 115-282, title VI, §601(a), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4282.