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§51101 Policy

Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle V— Merchant Marine › Part B— Merchant Marine Service › Chapter 511— GENERAL › § 51101

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

U.S. merchant ships must be run by well-trained American citizens, and the U.S. Navy and merchant fleet must work together to integrate sea power.

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Title 46, §51101

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It is the policy of the United States that merchant marine vessels of the United States should be operated by highly trained and efficient citizens of the United States and that the United States Navy and the merchant marine of the United States should work closely together to promote the maximum integration of the total seapower forces of the United States.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5110146 App.:1126–1(a) (1st sentence).Pub. L. 94–361, title VI, § 603(a) (1st sentence), July 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 929. 46 App.:1295 (1st sentence).June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title XIII, § 1301 (1st sentence), as added Pub. L. 96–453, § 2, Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 1997.

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Citation

46 U.S.C. § 51101

Title 46 — Shipping

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60