Person in Charge

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020673",
  "term": "Person in Charge",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Single individual named master of the vessel or placed in charge of the vessel, by the U.S. Department of Defense or by the Department in which the U.S. Coast Guard is operating, as appropriate, and who is responsible for the operation, manning, victualing, and supplying of the vessel of the Armed Forces. Examples of a PIC include, but are not limited to:\n\n2. Single individual named master of the vessel or placed in charge of the vessel, by the U.S. Department of Defense or by the Department in which the U.S. Coast Guard is operating, as appropriate, and who is responsible for the operation, manning, victualing, and supplying of the vessel of the Armed Forces. Examples of a PIC include, but are not limited to:(1) A Commanding Officer, Officer in Charge, or senior commissioned officer on board the vessel;(2) A civilian, military, or U.S. Coast Guard person assigned to a shore command or activity that has been designated as the PIC for one or more vessels, such as a group of boats or craft;(3) A Tugmaster, Craftmaster, Coxswain, or other senior enlisted person onboard the vessel",
  "abbreviation": "PIC",
  "references": [
    "Definition truncated: For full definition, see 40 CFR 1700.3 (CFR 2017)",
    "Definition truncated. For full definition see, 40 CFR 1700.3 (CFR 2018)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/person-in-charge/"
}