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Title 46
Title 46
MERCHANT MARINERS’ DOCUMENTS
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General
Issuing merchant mariners’ documents and continuous discharge books
Possession and description of merchant mariners’ documents
Citizenship notation on merchant mariners’ documents
Oaths for holders of merchant mariners’ documents
General requirements and classifications for able seamen
Able seamen—unlimited
Able seamen—limited
Able seamen—special
Able seamen—offshore supply vessels
Able seamen—sail
Able seamen—fishing industry
Scale of employment
General requirements for members of engine departments
Service requirements for qualified members of engine departments
Training
Lifeboatmen
Tankermen
Radiotelegraph operators on Great Lakes
Records of merchant mariners’ documents