46-U.S.C.-12306

§12306 – Safety Certificates

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Title 46 > Subtitle II > Part H > Chapter 123 > Section 12306

Details

• Reference: Section 12306
• Legend: §12306 – Safety Certificates
• USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

When a State is the authority issuing a number under this chapter, it may require that the individual in charge of a numbered vessel have a valid safety certificate issued under conditions set by the issuing authority, except when the vessel is subject to manning requirements under part F of this subtitle.

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 591.)

Section 12306 authorizes a State that is an issuing authority to require a numbered vessel operator to hold a valid safety certificate, unless the vessel is subject to manning requirements under part F of this subtitle.

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