2017 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. 7112 - Licenses of masters or mates as pilots

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Citation 46 U.S.C. § 7112 (2017)
Section Name §7112. Licenses of masters or mates as pilots
Section Text

A master or mate licensed under this part who also qualifies as a pilot is not required to hold 2 licenses. Instead, the qualification of the master or mate as pilot shall be endorsed on the master's or mate's license.

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(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 541.)

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Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code)
7112 46:230

Section 7112 provides for the endorsement of a master's or mate's license as a pilot if they meet those specifications. These individuals do not have to hold two separate licenses.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, 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. 7112 - Licenses of masters or mates as pilots
Contains section 7112
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 97 Stat. 541
Public Law References Public Law 98-89
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