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46 U.S.C. § 7107 — Duration of certificates of registry
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**(a) In General.—** A certificate of registry issued under this part is valid for a 5-year period and may be renewed for additional 5-year periods; except that the validity of a certificate issued to a medical doctor or professional nurse is conditioned on the continuous possession by the holder of a license as a medical doctor or registered nurse, respectively, issued by a State.
**(b) Advance Renewals.—** A renewed certificate of registry issued under this part may be issued up to 8 months in advance but is not effective until the date that the previously issued certificate of registry expires or until the completion of any active suspension or revocation of that previously issued certificate of registry, whichever is later.
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**(a) In General.—** A certificate of registry issued under this part is valid for a 5-year period and may be renewed for additional 5-year periods; except that the validity of a certificate issued to a medical doctor or professional nurse is conditioned on the continuous possession by the holder of a license as a medical doctor or registered nurse, respectively, issued by a State.
**(b) Advance Renewals.—** A renewed certificate of registry issued under this part may be issued up to 8 months in advance but is not effective until the date that the previously issued certificate of registry expires or until the completion of any active suspension or revocation of that previously issued certificate of registry, whichever is later.
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**(a) In General.—** A license issued under this part is valid for a 5-year period and may be renewed for additional 5-year periods; except that the validity of a license issued to a radio officer is conditioned on the continuous possession by the holder of a first-class or second-class radiotelegraph operator license issued by the Federal Communications Commission.
**(b) Advance Renewals.—** A renewed license issued under this part may be issued up to 8 months in advance but is not effective until the date that the previously issued license expires or until the completion of any active suspension or revocation of that previously issued license, whichever is later.
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For the purposes of this Act, the term—
(1) “act of God” means an unanticipated grave natural disaster or other natural phenomenon of an exceptional, inevitable, and irresistible character the effects of which could not have been prevented or avoided by the exercise of due care or foresight;
(2) “barrel” means 42 United States gallons at 60 degrees fahrenheit;
(3) “claim” means a request, made in writing for a sum certain, for compensation for damages or removal costs resulting from an incident;
(4) “claimant” means any person or government who presents a claim for compensation under this subchapter;
(5) “damages” means damages specified in [section 2702(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section2702/b&num=0&edition=prelim), and includes the cost of assessing these damages;
(6) “deepwater port” is a facility licensed under the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 ([33 U.S.C. 1501–152](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1501–152&num=0&edition=prelim)4);
(7) “discharge” means any emission (other than natural seepage), intentional or unintentional, and includes, but is not limited to, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping;
(8) “exclusive economic zone” means the zone established by Presidential Proclamation Numbered 5030, dated March 10, 1983, including the ocean waters of the areas referred to as “eastern special areas” in Article 3(1) of the Agreement between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Maritime Boundary, signed June 1, 1990;
(9) “facility” means any structure, group of structures, equipment, or device (other than a vessel) which is used for one or more of the following purposes: exploring for, drill
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TITLE 46—SHIPPING
§ 7107
Section 7105 requires all individuals who wish to be
issued a license or certificate of registry to take an
oath before a government official that they will per-
form all the duties required by law according to their
best skill and judgment.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2010—Pub. L. 111–281 struck out ‘‘before a designated
official’’ after ‘‘an oath’’.
§ 7106. Duration of licenses
(a) IN GENERAL.—A license issued under this
part is valid for a 5-year period and may be re-
newed for additional 5-year periods; except that
the validity of a license issued to a radio officer
is conditioned on the continuous possession by
the holder of a first-class or second-class radio-
telegraph operator license issued by the Federal
Communications Commission.
(b) ADVANCE
RENEWALS.—A renewed license
issued under this part may be issued up to 8
months in advance but is not effective until the
date that the previously issued license expires
or until the completion of any active suspension
or revocation of that previously issued license,
whichever is later.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 540; Pub. L.
101–380, title IV, § 4102(a), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat.
509; Pub. L. 111–281, title VI, § 614(b), Oct. 15, 2010,
124 Stat. 2970; Pub. L. 115–282, title V, § 510(1),
Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4274.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised section
Source section (U.S. Code)
7106 ..............................................
46:214(c)
46:225
46:226
46:228
46:229
46:229c
Section 7106 sets a 5 year time limit on the validity
of a license. It also requires a licensed radio officer to
be in continuous possession of an FCC license.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–282 substituted ‘‘license,
whichever’’ for ‘‘
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