2021 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen
Part E - Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents
Chapter 73 - Merchant Mariners' Documents
Sec. 7303 - Possession and description of merchant mariners' documents
46 U.S.C. § 7303 (2021) | ||||
§7303. Possession and description of merchant mariners' documents | ||||
A merchant mariner's document shall be retained by the individual to whom issued. The document shall contain the signature, notations of nationality, age, and physical description, the photograph, and the home address of the individual. In addition, the document shall specify the rate or ratings in which the individual is qualified to serve. |
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(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 542; Pub. L. 107–295, title IV, §421, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2125; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8505(b)(3), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4751.) |
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Section 7303 requires seamen to retain their merchant mariner's documents. It also specifies the information that is to be contained in the document. EDITORIAL NOTES AMENDMENTS 2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "individual" for "seaman" wherever appearing. 2002—Pub. L. 107–295 struck out "the thumbprint," after "photograph,". |
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United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 46 - SHIPPING | ||||
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Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part E - Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents CHAPTER 73 - MERCHANT MARINERS' DOCUMENTS Sec. 7303 - Possession and description of merchant mariners' documents |
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section 7303 | ||||
2021 | ||||
January 3, 2022 | ||||
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standard | ||||
97 Stat. 542 116 Stat. 2125 134 Stat. 4751 |
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Public Law 98-89, Public Law 107-295, Public Law 116-283 |