Licenses and certificates of registry for individuals on documented vessels may be issued only to citizens of the United States.

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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section Source section (U.S. Code)
7102 46:242

46:1132(a)

Section 7102 requires that any individual issued a license or certificate of registry allowing the individual to be engaged on a documented vessel must be a U.S. citizen.


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