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Title 14—COAST GUARD > SUBTITLE III—COAST GUARD RESERVE AND AUXILIARY > CHAPTER 39—COAST GUARD AUXILIARY

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While assigned to authorized Coast Guard duty, any aircraft shall be deemed to be a Coast Guard aircraft, a public vessel of the United States, and a vessel of the Coast Guard within the meaning of sections 937 and 938 of this title and other applicable provisions of law. Subject to the provisions of sections 3904 and 3912 of this title, while assigned to duty, qualified Auxiliary pilots shall be deemed to be Coast Guard pilots.

( Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393 , 63 Stat. 556 , § 828; Pub. L. 104–324, title IV, § 407 , Oct. 19, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3925 ; renumbered § 3909 and amended Pub. L. 115–282, title I , §§ 119(b), 123(b)(2), Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4236 , 4240.)

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