46 USC § 7316 - Lifeboatmen

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s7316"
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title: "46 USC § 7316 - Lifeboatmen"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "7316"
section_name: "Lifeboatmen"
chapter_number: 73
chapter_name: "MERCHANT MARINERS’ DOCUMENTS"
part_number: "E"
part_name: "Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 544.)"
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# § 7316. Lifeboatmen

To qualify for an endorsement as lifeboatman, an applicant must provide satisfactory proof that the applicant—

**(1)** has the service or training required by regulation;

**(2)** is qualified professionally as demonstrated by examination; and

**(3)** is qualified professionally by actual demonstration.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 544.)

| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
| --- | --- |
| 7316 | 46:643(l) |

Section 7316 establishes the minimum standards an individual must meet in order to qualify for an endorsement as lifeboatman.