46 USC § 7105 - Oaths

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s7105"
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title: "46 USC § 7105 - Oaths"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "7105"
section_name: "Oaths"
chapter_number: 71
chapter_name: "LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY"
part_number: "E"
part_name: "Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 540; Pub. L. 111–281, title VI, § 613, Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2970.)"
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# § 7105. Oaths

An applicant for a license or certificate of registry shall take, before the issuance of the license or certificate, an oath, without concealment or reservation, that the applicant will perform faithfully and honestly, according to the best skill and judgment of the applicant, all the duties required by law.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 540; Pub. L. 111–281, title VI, § 613, Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2970.)

| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
| --- | --- |
| 7105 | 46:229e46:23146:244 |

Section 7105 requires all individuals who wish to be issued a license or certificate of registry to take an oath before a government official that they will perform all the duties required by law according to their best skill and judgment.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2010— struck out “before a designated official” after “an oath”.