Issuance of documentation

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Title 46—SHIPPING > Subtitle II—Vessels and Seamen > Part H—Identification of Vessels > CHAPTER 121—DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS > SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL

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Except as provided in section 12152 of this title , the Secretary, on receipt of a proper application, shall issue a certificate of documentation or a temporary certificate of documentation for a vessel satisfying the requirements of section 12103 of this title . The certificate shall contain each endorsement under subchapter II of this chapter for which the owner applies and the vessel is eligible.

( Pub. L. 109–304, § 5 , Oct. 6, 2006 , 120 Stat. 1493 ; Pub. L. 115–282, title V, § 512 , Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4275 ; Pub. L. 117–81, div. C, title XXXV, § 3511 , Dec. 27, 2021 , 135 Stat. 2238 .)

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