46 USC § 51507 - Places of training

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title: "46 USC § 51507 - Places of training"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "51507"
section_name: "Places of training"
chapter_number: 515
chapter_name: "STATE MARITIME ACADEMY SUPPORT PROGRAM"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Merchant Marine Service"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1579.)"
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# § 51507. Places of training

The Secretary of Transportation may provide for the training of students attending a State maritime academy—

**(1)** on vessels owned or subsidized by the United States Government;

**(2)** on other documented vessels, with the permission of the owner; and

**(3)** in shipyards or plants and with industrial or educational organizations.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1579.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 51507 | 46 App.:1295c(c) (3)(A). | June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title XIII, § 1304(c)(3)(A), as added Pub. L. 96–453, § 2, Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2003. |

In paragraph (2), the words “with the permission of the owner” are substituted for “if the owner . . . cooperates in such use” for clarity.