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[CITE: 46USC12306]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
                    Part H--Identification of Vessels
 
               CHAPTER 123--NUMBERING UNDOCUMENTED VESSELS
 
Sec. 12306. Safety certificates

    When a State is the authority issuing a number under this chapter, 
it may require that the individual in charge of a numbered vessel have a 
valid safety certificate issued under conditions set by the issuing 
authority, except when the vessel is subject to manning requirements 
under part F of this subtitle.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 591.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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12306.............................  46:1471
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    Section 12306 authorizes a State that is an issuing authority to 
require a numbered vessel operator to hold a valid safety certificate, 
unless the vessel is subject to manning requirements under part F of 
this subtitle.
