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[CITE: 46USC7310]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
      Part E--Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents
 
                CHAPTER 73--MERCHANT MARINERS' DOCUMENTS
 
Sec. 7310. Able seamen--offshore supply vessels

    For service on a vessel of less than 500 gross tons as measured 
under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured 
under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under 
section 14104 of this title engaged in support of exploration, 
exploitation, or production of offshore mineral or energy resources, an 
individual may be rated as able seaman--offshore supply vessels if the 
individual has at least 6 months' service on deck on board vessels 
operating on the oceans or the navigable waters of the United States 
(including the Great Lakes).

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 543; Pub. L. 104-324, title VII, 
Sec. 722, Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3938.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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7310..............................  46:672(b)(3)
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    Section 7310 establishes the minimum service requirements for an 
individual to serve as able seamen--offshore supply vessels on vessels 
of less than 500 gross tons engaged in the exploration, exploitation, or 
production of offshore mineral or energy resources.


                               Amendments

    1996--Pub. L. 104-324 inserted ``as measured under section 14502 of 
this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this 
title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title'' 
after ``500 gross tons''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

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