Title 46, ShippingRelease 119-102
§7317 Tankermen
Title 46 › Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen › Part E — Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents › CHAPTER 73 — MERCHANT MARINERS’ DOCUMENTS › § 7317
Summary
The Secretary must set rules and qualifications for tankerman certificates, listing safe oils and hazardous materials, and endorsements must show which cargo types the holder may handle on vessels.
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Title 46, §7317
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(a)The Secretary shall prescribe procedures, standards, and qualifications for the issuance of certificates or endorsements as tankerman, stating the types of oil or hazardous material that can be handled with safety to the vessel and the marine environment.
(b)An endorsement as tankerman shall indicate the grades or types of cargo the holder is qualified and authorized to handle with safety on board vessels.
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Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 7317(a)46:391a(10)(C) section 7317(a) establishes the minimum standards an individual must meet in order to qualify for an endorsement as tankerman for various types of oil or hazardous substances. Subsection (b) specifies that the tankerman’s endorsement must specify the grades or types of cargo the holder is qualified and allowed to handle.
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46 U.S.C. § 7317
Title 46, Shipping
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102