Riding Gang Member

Riding Gang Member means an individual who -

(A) has not been issued a merchant mariner document under Chapter 73;

(B) does not perform -

(i) watchstanding, automated engine room duty watch, or personnel safety functions; or

(ii) cargo handling functions, including any activity related to the loading or unloading of cargo, the operation of the cargo related equipment (whether or not integral to the vessel), and the handling of mooring lines on the dock when the vessel is made fast or let go;

(C) does not serve as part of the crew complement requited under section 8101;

(D) is not a member of the steward's department; and

(E) is not a citizen or temporary resident of a country designated by the United States as a sponsor of terrorism or any other country that the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the heads of other appropriate United States agencies, determines to be a security threat to the United States.