46 U.S.C. § 7307
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The required service for the endorsement of able seaman—unlimited, qualified for unlimited service on a vessel on any waters, is at least 18 months 1 So in original. Probably should be “18 months’ ”. service on deck on board vessels operating at sea or on the Great Lakes.