46 USC § 7110 - Exhibiting licenses

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s7110"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "46 USC § 7110 - Exhibiting licenses"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "7110"
section_name: "Exhibiting licenses"
chapter_number: 71
chapter_name: "LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY"
part_number: "E"
part_name: "Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents"
positive_law: true
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. 541.)"
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# § 7110. Exhibiting licenses

Each holder of a license issued under this part shall display, within 48 hours after employment on a vessel for which that license is required, the license in a conspicuous place on the vessel.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 541.)

| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
| --- | --- |
| 7109 | 46:229f46:232 |

Section 7110 requires licensed individuals to display the license in a conspicuous place on the vessel within 48 hours after they are employed.