14 USC § 1948 - Marine safety curriculum

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identifier: "/us/usc/t14/s1948"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "14 USC § 1948 - Marine safety curriculum"
title_number: 14
title_name: "COAST GUARD"
section_number: "1948"
section_name: "Marine safety curriculum"
chapter_number: 19
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD ACADEMY"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "FACULTY"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 111–281, title V, § 525(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2959, § 200; renumbered § 199 and amended Pub. L. 111–330, § 1(7)(A), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3569; Pub. L. 115–232, div. C, title XXXV, § 3531(c)(11), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2320; renumbered § 1948, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 110(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4212.)"
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# § 1948. Marine safety curriculum

The Commandant shall ensure that professional courses of study in marine safety are provided at the Coast Guard Academy, and during other officer accession programs, to give Coast Guard cadets and other officer candidates a background and understanding of the marine safety program. These courses may include such topics as program history, vessel design and construction, vessel inspection, casualty investigation, and administrative law and regulations.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 111–281, title V, § 525(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2959, § 200; renumbered § 199 and amended Pub. L. 111–330, § 1(7)(A), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3569; Pub. L. 115–232, div. C, title XXXV, § 3531(c)(11), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2320; renumbered § 1948, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 110(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4212.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.

substituted “Commandant” for “Commandant of the Coast Guard”.

2010— amended directory language of , which enacted this section, and renumbered  as this section.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2010 Amendment

, , , provided that the amendment made by section 1(7)(A) is effective with the enactment of .