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Code · U.S. Code · Title 46 - SHIPPING · CHAPTER 73— MERCHANT MARINERS’ DOCUMENTS · § 7307

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§ 7307. Able seamen—unlimited

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The required service for the endorsement of able seaman—unlimited, qualified for unlimited service on a vessel on any waters, is at least 18 months 1 service on deck on board vessels operating at sea or on the Great Lakes.

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 543; Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXIII, § 7301(d)(2), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1753.)

Section 7307 requires individuals to have at least 3 years service on deck on vessels operating at sea or on the Great Lakes before their merchant mariner’s documents can be endorsed as able seamen—unlimited.

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Public Law 118-31
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

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Sec. 3534
MARITIME WORKFORCE WORKING GROUP

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Public Law 118–31
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes

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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
Public Law 118-31

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Pub. L. 98–89
97 Stat. 543
Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXIII, § 7301(d)(2)
139 Stat. 1753
Pub. L. 119–60
137 Stat. 833
section 602(e)(3) of Pub. L. 101–595

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Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–89

Stat.97 Stat. 543

Pub. L.Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXIII, § 7301(d)(2)

Stat.139 Stat. 1753

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