Title 14 — Coast GuardRelease 119-73not60
§1948 Marine Safety Curriculum
Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— PERSONNEL › Chapter 19— COAST GUARD ACADEMY › Subchapter III— FACULTY › § 1948
Summary
The Commandant must have the Coast Guard Academy and other officer training teach marine safety to cadets and officer candidates, covering history, ship design, inspections, investigations, and rules.
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Title 14, §1948
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The Commandant shall ensure that professional courses of study in marine safety are provided at the Coast Guard Academy, and during other officer accession programs, to give Coast Guard cadets and other officer candidates a background and understanding of the marine safety program. These courses may include such topics as program history, vessel design and construction, vessel inspection, casualty investigation, and administrative law and regulations.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 199 of this title as this section. Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “Commandant” for “Commandant of the Coast Guard”. 2010—Pub. L. 111–330 amended directory language of Pub. L. 111–281, § 525(a), which enacted this section, and renumbered section 200 of this title as this section.
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Effective Date
of 2010 Amendment Pub. L. 111–330, § 1, Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3569, provided that the amendment made by section 1(7)(A) is effective with the enactment of Pub. L. 111–281.
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14 U.S.C. § 1948
Title 14 — Coast Guard
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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