2016 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen
Part E - Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents
Chapter 71 - Licenses and Certificates of Registry
Sec. 7102 - Citizenship

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Citation 46 U.S.C. § 7102 (2016)
Section Name §7102. Citizenship
Section Text

Licenses and certificates of registry for individuals on documented vessels may be issued only to citizens of the United States.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 540.)

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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code)
7102 46:242

46:1132(a)

Section 7102 requires that any individual issued a license or certificate of registry allowing the individual to be engaged on a documented vessel must be a U.S. citizen.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, 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 71 - LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY
Sec. 7102 - Citizenship
Contains section 7102
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 97 Stat. 540
Public Law References Public Law 98-89
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