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Code · U.S. Code · Title 46 - SHIPPING · CHAPTER 73— MERCHANT MARINERS’ DOCUMENTS · § 7319

§ 7319. Records of merchant mariners’ documents

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The Secretary shall maintain records on each merchant mariner’s document issued, including the name and address of the individual to whom issued and the next of kin of the individual.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 545; Pub. L. 108–293, title IV, § 403, Aug. 9, 2004, 118 Stat. 1043; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8505(b)(4), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4751.)
Section 7319 requires the Secretary to maintain records on each merchant mariner’s document issued and the seaman’s next of kin. However, these records are not open for general or public inspection.
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  • Pub. L. 98–89
  • 97 Stat. 545
  • Pub. L. 108–293, title IV, § 403
  • 118 Stat. 1043
  • 134 Stat. 4751
  • Pub. L. 108–293
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§ 7319
Records of merchant mariners’ documents
Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–89
Stat.97 Stat. 545
Pub. L.Pub. L. 108–293, title IV, § 403
Stat.118 Stat. 1043
Stat.134 Stat. 4751
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