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46 U.S.C. § 8304

Implementing the Officers’ Competency Certificates Convention, 1936

United States · Title 46 — SHIPPING · Status: effective

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46 U.S.C. § 8304, Implementing the Officers’ Competency Certificates Convention, 1936, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/487684
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The Officers’ Competency Certificates Convention, 1936 (International Labor Organization Draft Convention Numbered 53, on the minimum requirement of professional capacity for masters and officers on board merchant vessels), as ratified by the President on September 1, 1938, with understandings appended, and this section apply to a documented vessel operating on the high seas except—

Legislative history

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 98-89(S. 46)1983-08-26
    An act to revise, consolidate, and enact certain laws related to vessels and seamen as subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, "Shipping".
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-324(S. 1004)1996-10-19
    Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally