46 U.S.C. § 7501 | Duplicates

(a)

If a license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document issued under this part is lost as a result of a marine casualty, the holder shall be supplied with a duplicate without cost.

(b)

For any other loss, the holder may obtain a duplicate on payment of reasonable costs prescribed by regulation by the Secretary.

Pub. L. 98–89Aug. 26, 198397 Stat. 545 Pub. L. 99–36, § 1(a)(9)(C)May 15, 198599 Stat. 68 Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXVJan. 1, 2021134 Stat. 4751 (, , ; , , ; [LXXXV], § 8505(b)(5), , .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section	Source section (U.S. Code)
7501	46:643(h)

Section 7501(a) provides that if a license, certificate or document issued to an individual is lost due to a marine casualty, the individual will be supplied with a duplicate without cost.

Subsection (b) provides that if a license, certificate or document is lost for any reason other than a marine casualty, the seaman must pay a reasonable cost for the replacement.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–2832021—Subsec. (b). substituted “holder” for “seaman”.

Pub. L. 99–361985—Subsec. (a). substituted “certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document” for “certificate, or document”.