---
title: "Assemble the facts for a marine casualty report"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/prepare-the-marine-incident-report-for-a-commercial-vessel/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A37-T20261018-24-US"
practice_area: "Maritime, Shipping & Transport"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Assemble the facts for a marine casualty report

> Place the facts already in the file under the five categories section 6101(a) lists, and record the date of the casualty. Write no sentence of the report.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Maritime, Shipping & Transport](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | Place the facts already in the file under the five categories section 6101(a) lists, and record the date of the casualty. Write no sentence of the report. |
| What the lawyer must review | 46 USC section 6101(a) requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations that require reporting of a death, a serious injury, a material loss of property, material damage affecting the seaworthiness or efficiency of the vessel, and significant harm to the environment. Subsection (b) requires a marine casualty to be reported within 5 days as provided in that part and the regulations, and each report must include whether alcohol contributed. The current text of subsection (b) does not name the person who reports. Open the regulations before you name that person or the form. You write the report. The tool does not. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare the marine incident report for a commercial vessel](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/prepare-the-marine-incident-report-for-a-commercial-vessel.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Place the facts already in the file under the five categories section 6101(a) lists, and record the date of the casualty. Write no sentence of the report.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The 5-day period is in the statute. The manner of reporting is in the regulations, which were not opened.
- A state recreational-boating report is not this section. It was not opened.

## Sources

- [46 USC section 6101 (marine casualties and reporting)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/46/6101) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.6, Confidentiality of Information](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_6_confidentiality_of_information/) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*