Issuing and classifying licenses and certificates of registry

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Title 46—SHIPPING > Subtitle II—Vessels and Seamen > Part E—Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents > CHAPTER 71—LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY

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Licenses and certificates of registry are established for individuals who are required to hold licenses or certificates under this subtitle.

( Pub. L. 98–89 , Aug. 26, 1983 , 97 Stat. 539 ; Pub. L. 98–557, § 29(a) , Oct. 30, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2873 ; Pub. L. 101–380, title IV, § 4101(a) , Aug. 18, 1990 , 104 Stat. 509 ; Pub. L. 104–324, title VII, § 720 , Oct. 19, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3938 ; Pub. L. 113–281, title III, § 305(a) , Dec. 18, 2014 , 128 Stat. 3043 .)

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