46-U.S.C.-7303
§7303 – Possession and Description of Merchant Mariners' Documents
Pathway
Title 46 > Subtitle II > Part E > Chapter 73 > Section 7303
Details
- Reference: Section 7303
- Legend: §7303 – Possession and Description of Merchant Mariners' Documents
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
A merchant mariners document shall be retained by the seaman to whom issued. The document shall contain the signature, notations of nationality, age, and physical description, the photograph, and the home address of the seaman. In addition, the document shall specify the rate or ratings in which the seaman is qualified to serve.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 542; Pub. L. 107–295, title IV, §421, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2125.)
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
|---|---|
| 7303 | 46:643(a) |
Section 7303 requires seamen to retain their merchant mariners documents. It also specifies the information that is to be contained in the document.
Amendments
2002—Pub. L. 107–295 struck out the thumbprint, after photograph,.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
46-U.S.C.-7301 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Shipping
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