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[CITE: 46USC7317]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
      Part E--Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents
 
                CHAPTER 73--MERCHANT MARINERS' DOCUMENTS
 
Sec. 7317. Tankermen

    (a) The Secretary shall prescribe procedures, standards, and 
qualifications for the issuance of certificates or endorsements as 
tankerman, stating the types of oil or hazardous material that can be 
handled with safety to the vessel and the marine environment.
    (b) An endorsement as tankerman shall indicate the grades or types 
of cargo the holder is qualified and authorized to handle with safety on 
board vessels.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 545.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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7317(a)...........................  46:391a(10)(C)
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    Section 7317(a) establishes the minimum standards an individual must 
meet in order to qualify for an endorsement as tankerman for various 
types of oil or hazardous substances.
    Subsection (b) specifies that the tankerman's endorsement must 
specify the grades or types of cargo the holder is qualified and allowed 
to handle.
