46 USC 3510 signed into law 5/21/2021 will require all cruise ships sailing into Alaska to be equipped with AEDs. Regulations were developed over the last year. I will post them here when I receive them.
‘‘§ 3510. Additional medical and safety standards
‘‘(a) AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and other appropriate Federal agencies, shall promulgate regula- tions to—
‘‘(1) require that the owner of a vessel to which section 3507 applies install, and maintain in working order, automated external defibrillators on such vessel;
‘‘(2) require that such defibrillators be placed throughout such vessel in clearly designated locations;
‘‘(3) require that such defibrillators are available for pas- senger and crew access in the event of an emergency; and ‘‘(4) require that automated external defibrillators, or adja- cent equipment, allow passengers and crew to easily contact
medical staff of the vessel.
‘‘(b) DEFINITION OF OWNER.—In this section, the term ‘owner’ has the meaning given such term in section 3507.’’.
