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[CITE: 46USC7307]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
      Part E--Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents
 
                CHAPTER 73--MERCHANT MARINERS' DOCUMENTS
 
Sec. 7307. Able seamen--unlimited

    The required service for the endorsement of able seaman--unlimited, 
qualified for unlimited service on a vessel on any waters, is at least 3 
years' service on deck on board vessels operating at sea or on the Great 
Lakes.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 543.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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7307..............................  46:672(b)(1)
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    Section 7307 requires individuals to have at least 3 years service 
on deck on vessels operating at sea or on the Great Lakes before their 
merchant mariner's documents can be endorsed as able seamen--unlimited.


    Acceptance of Certain Services Toward Endorsement as Able Seaman

    Service used to qualify for endorsement as able seaman--fishing 
industry to be accepted as qualifying service toward an endorsement 
under this section, see section 602(e)(3) of Pub. L. 101-595, set out as 
a note under section 7306 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 7312, 7315 of this title.
