46 USC § 7311a - Able seamen—fishing industry

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s7311a"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "46 USC § 7311a - Able seamen—fishing industry"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "7311a"
section_name: "Able seamen—fishing industry"
chapter_number: 73
chapter_name: "MERCHANT MARINERS’ DOCUMENTS"
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: "(Added Pub. L. 98–364, title IV, § 402(9)(D), July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 448.)"
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# § 7311a. Able seamen—fishing industry

For service on a fish processing vessel, an individual may be rated as able seaman—fishing industry if the individual has at least 6 months’ service on deck on board vessels operating on the oceans or the navigable waters of the United States (including the Great Lakes).

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 98–364, title IV, § 402(9)(D), July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 448.)