Title 46ShippingRelease 119-73

§7111 Oral examinations for licenses

Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Vessels and Seamen › Part Part E— - Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents › Chapter CHAPTER 71— - LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY › § 7111

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Full Legal Text

Title 46, §7111

Shipping — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

An individual may take an oral examination for a license to serve on a fishing, fish processing, or fish tender vessel not required to be inspected under part B of this subtitle.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 710946:224a(2) section 7111 provides for oral tests for licenses for individuals on fishing vessels that are not required to be inspected under part B.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1986—Pub. L. 99–307 substituted “part” for “Part”. 1984—Pub. L. 98–364 substituted in section catchline “Oral examinations for licenses” for “Licenses for fishing vessels not subject to inspection” and in text “An individual may take an oral examination for a license to serve on a fishing, fish processing, or fish tender vessel not required to be inspected under Part B of this subtitle” for “Examinations for licensing individuals on fishing vessels not required to be inspected under part B of this subtitle shall be oral”.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

46 U.S.C. § 7111

Title 46Shipping

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73