§ 7317. Tankermen

Statutory text

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.

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.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1983
Pub. L. 98–89 · 97 Stat. 500
Enacted · 46 U.S.C. § 7317
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 545.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 545.)

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Notes

historicalAndRevision

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section	Source 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.

Credits

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 545.)