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  1. LII
  2. U.S. Code
  3. Title 46
  4. Subtitle II
  5. Part E
  6. CHAPTER 73

46 U.S. Code Chapter 73 - MERCHANT MARINERS’ DOCUMENTS

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  1. § 7301. General
  2. § 7302. Issuing merchant mariners’ documents and continuous discharge books
  3. § 7303. Possession and description of merchant mariners’ documents
  4. § 7304. Citizenship notation on merchant mariners’ documents
  5. § 7305. Oaths for holders of merchant mariners’ documents
  6. § 7306. General requirements and classifications for able seamen
  7. § 7307. Able seamen—unlimited
  8. § 7308. Able seamen—limited
  9. § 7309. Able seamen—special
  10. § 7310. Able seamen—offshore supply vessels
  11. § 7311. Able seamen—sail
  12. § 7311a. Able seamen—fishing industry
  13. § 7312. Scale of employment
  14. § 7313. General requirements for members of engine departments
  15. § 7314. Service requirements for qualified members of engine departments
  16. § 7315. Training
  17. § 7316. Lifeboatmen
  18. § 7317. Tankermen
  19. § 7318. Radiotelegraph operators on Great Lakes
  20. § 7319. Records of merchant mariners’ documents
Historical and Revision Notes

Chapter 73 establishes the general requirements for the issuance of a merchant mariners’ document to those individuals who are required to have a document prior to engagement or employment on certain vessels of the United States.

Editorial Notes
Amendments

1984—Pub. L. 98–364, title IV, § 402(9)(A), July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 448, added item 7311a.

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