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 75 - General Procedures for Licensing, Certification, and Documentation (Sections 7501 - 7508)
Sec. 7508 - Authority to extend the duration of medical certificates
| 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 75 - GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR LICENSING, CERTIFICATION, AND DOCUMENTATION Sec. 7508 - Authority to extend the duration of medical certificates |
| Contains | section 7508 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 112-213, title III, §306(a), Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1565. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 126 Stat. 1565 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 112-213 |
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(a) Granting of Extensions.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may extend for not more than one year a medical certificate issued to an individual holding a license, merchant mariner's document, or certificate of registry issued under chapter 71 or 73 if the Secretary determines that the extension is required to enable the Coast Guard to eliminate a backlog in processing applications for medical certificates or is in response to a national emergency or natural disaster.
(b) Manner of Extension.—An extension under this section may be granted to individual seamen or a specifically identified group of seamen.
(Added Pub. L. 112–213, title III, §306(a), Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1565.)
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