§11202 — Title 46 Shipping | U.S. Code

Summary

Someone is considered to have engaged in qualified service if, between August 16, 1945, and December 31, 1946, they served as a crewmember in the U.S. merchant marine (including Army and Naval transport services) on a ship run by the War Shipping Administration or the Office of Defense Transportation that sailed outside inland U.S. waters and the Great Lakes and was owned by or under contract to the U.S. government while serving the Armed Forces. They also must have been licensed or officially documented to serve by an authorized U.S. officer.

Title 46, §11202

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For purposes of this chapter, an individual shall be considered to have engaged in qualified service if, between August 16, 1945, and December 31, 1946, the individual—

(1)was a member of the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) serving as a crewmember of a vessel that was—

(A)operated by the War Shipping Administration or the Office of Defense Transportation (or an agent of the Administration or Office);

(B)operated in waters other than inland waters, the Great Lakes, and other lakes, bays, and harbors of the United States;

(C)under contract or charter to, or property of, the Government of the United States; and

(D)serving the Armed Forces; and

(2)while so serving, was licensed or otherwise documented for service as a crewmember of such a vessel by an officer or employee of the United States authorized to license or document the individual for such service.

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Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “an individual” for “a person” in introductory provisions and “the individual” for “the person” in introductory provisions and in par. (2).

§11202 Qualified Service

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Title 46, §11202

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