46 USC § 7112 - Licenses of masters or mates as pilots
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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s7112"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "46 USC § 7112 - Licenses of masters or mates as pilots"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "7112"
section_name: "Licenses of masters or mates as pilots"
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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# § 7112. Licenses of masters or mates as pilots
A master or mate licensed under this part who also qualifies as a pilot is not required to hold 2 licenses. Instead, the qualification of the master or mate as pilot shall be endorsed on the master’s or mate’s license.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 541.)
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
| --- | --- |
| 7112 | 46:230 |
Section 7112 provides for the endorsement of a master’s or mate’s license as a pilot if they meet those specifications. These individuals do not have to hold two separate licenses.