46 USC 7307 - Able seamen

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§ 7307.

Able seamen—unlimited

The required service for the endorsement of able seaman—unlimited, qualified for unlimited service on a vessel on any waters, is at least 3 years’ 1

 See Temporary Reduction of Lengths of Certain Periods of Service note below.

service on deck on board vessels operating at sea or on the Great Lakes.

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 543.)

cite as: 46 USC 7307