46-U.S.C.-7501
§7501 – Duplicates
Pathway
Title 46 > Subtitle II > Part E > Chapter 75 > Section 7501
Details
- Reference: Section 7501
- Legend: §7501 – Duplicates
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) If a license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariners document issued under this part is lost as a result of a marine casualty, the holder shall be supplied with a duplicate without cost.
(b) For any other loss, the seaman may obtain a duplicate on payment of reasonable costs prescribed by regulation by the Secretary.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 545; Pub. L. 99–36, §1(a)(9)(C), May 15, 1985, 99 Stat. 68.)
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
|---|---|
| 7501 | 46:643(h) |
Section 7501(a) provides that if a license, certificate or document issued to an individual is lost due to a marine casualty, the individual will be supplied with a duplicate without cost.
Subsection (b) provides that if a license, certificate or document is lost for any reason other than a marine casualty, the seaman must pay a reasonable cost for the replacement.
Amendments
1985—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–36 substituted certificate of registry, or merchant mariners document for certificate, or document.
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