Title 46, ShippingRelease 119-102
§51101 Policy
Title 46 › Subtitle V — Merchant Marine › Part B — Merchant Marine Service › CHAPTER 511 — GENERAL › § 51101
Summary
Merchant ships should be run by well-trained, efficient U.S. citizens, and the Navy and merchant marine should work closely together.
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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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46 U.S.C. § 51101
Title 46, Shipping
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102