2014 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping (Sections 101 - 80509)
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen (Sections 2101 - 14702)
Part E - Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents (Sections 7101 - 7706)
Chapter 73 - Merchant Mariners' Documents (Sections 7301 - 7319)
Sec. 7303 - Possession and description of merchant mariners' documents
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 46 - SHIPPING |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part E - Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents CHAPTER 73 - MERCHANT MARINERS' DOCUMENTS Sec. 7303 - Possession and description of merchant mariners' documents |
| Contains | section 7303 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 542; Pub. L. 107-295, title IV, §421, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2125. |
| Statutes at Large References | 97 Stat. 542 116 Stat. 2125 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 98-89, Public Law 107-295 |
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A merchant mariner's document shall be retained by the seaman to whom issued. The document shall contain the signature, notations of nationality, age, and physical description, the photograph, and the home address of the seaman. In addition, the document shall specify the rate or ratings in which the seaman is qualified to serve.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 542; Pub. L. 107–295, title IV, §421, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2125.)
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
|---|---|
| 7303 | 46:643(a) |
Section 7303 requires seamen to retain their merchant mariner's documents. It also specifies the information that is to be contained in the document.
AMENDMENTS2002—Pub. L. 107–295 struck out "the thumbprint," after "photograph,".
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