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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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A certificate of registry as a medical doctor or professional nurse may be issued only to an applicant who has a license as a medical doctor or registered nurse, respectively, issued by a State.

( Pub. L. 98–89 , Aug. 26, 1983 , 97 Stat. 540 .)

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