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[CITE: 46USC7105]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
      Part E--Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents
 
            CHAPTER 71--LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY
 
Sec. 7105. Oaths

    An applicant for a license or certificate of registry shall take, 
before the issuance of the license or certificate, an oath before a 
designated official, without concealment or reservation, that the 
applicant will perform faithfully and honestly, according to the best 
skill and judgment of the applicant, all the duties required by law.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 540.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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7105..............................  46:229e
                                    46:231
                                    46:244
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    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 perform all the duties required by law according 
to their best skill and judgment.
