United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 46. SHIPPING |
SubTitle II. Vessels and Seamen |
Part E. Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents |
Chapter 71. LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY |
§ 7106. Duration of licenses
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(a) In General.— A license issued under this part is valid for a 5-year period and may be renewed for additional 5-year periods; except that the validity of a license issued to a radio officer is conditioned on the continuous possession by the holder of a first-class or second-class radiotelegraph operator license issued by the Federal Communications Commission. (b) Advance Renewals.— A renewed license issued under this part may be issued up to 8 months in advance but is not effective until the date that the previously issued license expires or until the completion of any active suspension or revocation of that previously issued merchant mariner’s document, whichever is later.
Historical And Revision
Historical and Revision Notes | |
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Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
7106 | 46:214(c) 46:225 46:226 46:228 46:229 46:229c |
Section 7106 sets a 5 year time limit on the validity of a license. It also requires a licensed radio officer to be in continuous possession of an FCC license.
Amendments
2010—Pub. L. 111–281 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “A license issued under this part is valid for 5 years and may be renewed for additional 5-year periods. However, the validity of a license issued to a radio officer is conditioned on the continuous possession by the holder of a first-class or second-class radiotelegraph operator license issued by the Federal Communications Commission.”
1990—Pub. L. 101–380 inserted “and may be renewed for additional 5-year periods” after “for 5 years”.
Effective Date Of Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 101–380 applicable to incidents occurring after
Miscellaneous
Pub. L. 101–380, title IV, § 4102(d),