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§8105 Fishing Vessel Exemption
Title 46 › Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen › Part F — Manning of Vessels › CHAPTER 81 — GENERAL › § 8105
Summary
1978 International seafarer training convention and its amendments do not apply to fishing vessels, including fish tenders.
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Title 46, §8105
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, nor any amendment to such convention, shall apply to a fishing vessel, including a fishing vessel used as a fish tender vessel.
Legislative History
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 8105, Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 550, authorized Secretary to prescribe
Regulations
to carry out this part prior to repeal by Pub. L. 101–595, title VI, § 603(7)(A), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2993.
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46 U.S.C. § 8105
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Aug 21, 2026
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