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Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen (§§ 2101 - 14702)
Part E - Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents (§§ 7101 - 7706)
Chapter 73 - MERCHANT MARINERS DOCUMENTS (§§ 7301 - 7319)
Section 7311a - Able seamen—fishing industry
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| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, 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. 7311a - Able seamen-fishing industry |
| Contains | section 7311a |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 98-364, title IV, §402(9)(D), July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 448. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 98 Stat. 448 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 98-364 |
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MERCHANT MARINERS DOCUMENTS - 46 U.S.C. § 7311a (2012)
§7311a. Able seamen—fishing industry
For service on a fish processing vessel, an individual may be rated as able seaman—fishing industry if the individual has at least 6 months’ service on deck on board vessels operating on the oceans or the navigable waters of the United States (including the Great Lakes).
(Added Pub. L. 98–364, title IV, §402(9)(D), July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 448.)
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