### Question
Can you define what scientific personnel means?


### Answer
**Scientific personnel** is defined as the following in *APPENDIX U.S.C. § 441*:

> persons who are aboard a vessel solely for the purpose of engaging in scientific research, instructing, or receiving instruction, in oceanography or limnology

#### Citation:
  - *APPENDIX U.S.C. § 441*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 14-INSPECTION OF STEAM VESSELS > SUBCHAPTER VII-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSELS**

