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46 U.S.C. § 7306 — General requirements and classifications for members of deck departments
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**(a) In General.—** The Secretary may issue a merchant mariner credential, to members of the deck department in the following classes:
(1) Able Seaman-Unlimited.
(2) Able Seaman-Limited.
(3) Able Seaman-Special.
(4) Able Seaman-Offshore Supply Vessels.
(5) Able Seaman-Sail.
(6) Able Seaman-Fishing Industry.
(7) Ordinary Seaman.
**(b) Classification of Credentials.—** The Secretary may classify the merchant mariner credential issued under subsection (a) based on—
(1) the tonnage and means of propulsion of vessels;
(2) the waters on which vessels are to be operated; or
(3) other appropriate standards.
**(c) Qualifications.—** To qualify for a credential under this section, an applicant shall provide satisfactory proof that the applicant—
(1) is at least 18 years of age;
(2) has the service required by the applicable section of this part;
(3) is qualified professionally as demonstrated by an applicable examination or educational requirements;
(4) is qualified as to sight, hearing, and physical condition to perform the seafarer’s duties; and
(5) has satisfied any additional requirements established by the Secretary, including career patterns and service appropriate to the particular service, industry, or job functions the individual is engaged.
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**(a) In General.—** The Secretary may issue a merchant mariner credential, to members of the deck department in the following classes:
(1) Able Seaman-Unlimited.
(2) Able Seaman-Limited.
(3) Able Seaman-Special.
(4) Able Seaman-Offshore Supply Vessels.
(5) Able Seaman-Sail.
(6) Able Seaman-Fishing Industry.
(7) Ordinary Seaman.
**(b) Classification of Credentials.—** The Secretary may classify the merchant mariner credential issued under subsection (a) based on—
(1) the tonnage and means of propulsion of vessels;
(2) the waters on which vessels are to be operated; or
(3) other appropriate standards.
**(c) Qualifications.—** To qualify for a credential under this section, an applicant shall provide satisfactory proof that the applicant—
(1) is at least 18 years of age;
(2) has the service required by the applicable section of this part;
(3) is qualified professionally as demonstrated by an applicable examination or educational requirements;
(4) is qualified as to sight, hearing, and physical condition to perform the seafarer’s duties; and
(5) has satisfied any additional requirements established by the Secretary, including career patterns and service appropriate to the particular service, industry, or job functions the individual is engaged.
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For purposes of this chapter—
(1) the term “agency” means an agency as defined in [section 551(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section551/1&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) the term “rule” means any rule for which the agency publishes a general notice of proposed rulemaking pursuant to [section 553(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section553/b&num=0&edition=prelim), or any other law, including any rule of general applicability governing Federal grants to State and local governments for which the agency provides an opportunity for notice and public comment, except that the term “rule” does not include a rule of particular applicability relating to rates, wages, corporate or financial structures or reorganizations thereof, prices, facilities, appliances, services, or allowances therefor or to valuations, costs or accounting, or practices relating to such rates, wages, structures, prices, appliances, services, or allowances;
(3) the term “small business” has the same meaning as the term “small business concern” under section 3 of the Small Business Act, unless an agency, after consultation with the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration and after opportunity for public comment, establishes one or more definitions of such term which are appropriate to the activities of the agency and publishes such definition(s) in the Federal Register;
(4) the term “small organization” means any not-for-profit enterprise which is independently owned and operated and is not dominant in its field, unless an agency establishes, after opportunity for public comment, one or more definitions of such term which are appropriate to the activities of the agency and publishes such
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When the President decides that the needs of foreign commerce require, the President may suspend a provision of this part for a foreign-built vessel registered as a vessel of the United States on conditions the President may specify.
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**(a)** The Secretary shall prescribe regulations which require that each vessel to which this chapter applies shall be equipped with—
(1) readily accessible fire extinguishers capable of promptly and effectively extinguishing a flammable or combustible liquid fuel fire;
(2) at least one readily accessible life preserver or other lifesaving device for each individual on board;
(3) an efficient flame arrestor, backfire trap, or other similar device on the carburetors of each inboard engine which uses gasoline as fuel;
(4) the means to properly and efficiently ventilate enclosed spaces, including engine and fuel tank compartments, so as to remove explosive or flammable gases;
(5) visual distress signals;
(6) other equipment required to minimize the risk of injury to the crew during vessel operations, if the Secretary determines that a risk of serious injury exists that can be eliminated or mitigated by that equipment; and
(7) a placard as required by regulations prescribed under [section 10603(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section10603/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b)**
(1) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations requiring the installation, maintenance, and use of the equipment in paragraph (2) of this subsection for vessels to which this chapter applies that—
(A) operate beyond 3 nautical miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea of the United States is measured or beyond 3 nautical miles from the coastline of the Great Lakes;
(B) operate with more than 16 individuals on board; or
(C) in the case of a fish tender vessel, engage in the Aleutian trade.
(2) The equipment to be required is as follows:
(A) alerting and
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The required service for the endorsement of able seaman—unlimited, qualified for unlimited service on a vessel on any waters, is at least 18 months 11 So in original. Probably should be “18 months’ ”. service on deck on board vessels operating at sea or on the Great Lakes.
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The required service for the endorsement of able seaman—limited, qualified for limited service on a vessel on any waters, is at least 12 months 11 So in original. Probably should be “12 months’ ”. service on deck on board vessels of at least 100 gross tons as measured under [section 14502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14502&num=0&edition=prelim), or an alternate tonnage measured under [section 14302 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14302&num=0&edition=prelim) as prescribed by the Secretary under [section 14104 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14104&num=0&edition=prelim) operating on the oceans or navigable waters of the United States (including the Great Lakes).
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The required service for the endorsement of able seaman—special, qualified for special service on a vessel on any waters, is at least 6 months 11 So in original. Probably should be “6 months’ ”. service on deck on board vessels operating on the oceans or the navigable waters of the United States (including the Great Lakes).
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TITLE 46—SHIPPING
§ 7307
1 See Temporary Reduction of Lengths of Certain Periods of
Service note below.
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,’’.
§ 7304. Citizenship notation on merchant mari-
ners’ documents
An individual applying for a merchant mari-
ner’s document shall provide satisfactory proof
that the individual is a citizen of the United
States before that notation is made on the docu-
ment.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 542.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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Source section (U.S. Code)
7304 ..............................................
46:643(b)
Section 7304 specifies, that before a merchant mari-
ner’s document is noted to specify that the individual
is a U.S. citizen, the individual must provide satisfac-
tory proof that he is a citizen. This does not impose a
requirement of United States citizenship as a condition
for issuance of a document.
§ 7305. Oaths for holders of merchant mariners’
documents
An applicant for a merchant mariner’s docu-
ment shall take, before issuance of the docu-
ment, an oath that the applicant will perform
faithfully and honestly all the duties required
by law, and will carry out the lawful orders of
superior officers.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 542.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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Source section (U.S. Code)
7305 ..............................................
..............................................
The requirement for an oath, drawn from a clause
which had appeared in 46 U.S.C. 672(g), and adminis-
tered by the Coast Guard to all applicants, was re-
pealed in a 1980 amendment by section 4 of Publ
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