2020 US Code
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 43 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps
Subchapter I - General Provisions
Sec. 3007 - Training and physical fitness
| 33 U.S.C. § 3007 (2020) |
| §3007. Training and physical fitness |
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(a) Training
The Secretary may take such measures as may be necessary to ensure that officers are prepared to carry out their duties in the commissioned officer corps of the Administration and proficient in the skills necessary to carry out such duties. Such measures may include the following: (1) Carrying out training programs and correspondence courses, including establishing and operating a basic officer training program to provide initial indoctrination and maritime vocational training for officer candidates as well as refresher training, mid-career training, aviation training, and such other training as the Secretary considers necessary for officer development and proficiency. (2) Providing officers and officer candidates with educational materials. (3) Acquiring such equipment as may be necessary for training and instructional purposes. The Secretary shall ensure that officers maintain a high physical state of readiness by establishing standards of physical fitness for officers that are substantially equivalent to those prescribed for officers in the Coast Guard. |
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(Pub. L. 107–372, title II, §217, as added Pub. L. 116–259, title I, §104(a), Dec. 23, 2020, 134 Stat. 1156.) |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS |
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| Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 43 - NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 3007 - Training and physical fitness |
| section 3007 |
| 2020 |
| January 13, 2021 |
| No |
| standard |
| 134 Stat. 1156 |
| Public Law 107-372, Public Law 116-259 |
