46 U.S.C. § 7315 — Training
submitted 43 years ago by Pub. L. 98-89 to r/title-46-SHIPPING · 274 words · no verdicts yet
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Graduation from a nautical school program may be substituted for the sea service requirements under sections 7307 through 7311a and 7313 of this title.
The satisfactory completion of a training program approved by the Secretary may be substituted for not more than one-half of the sea service requirements under sections 7307 through 7311a and 7313 of this title in accordance with subsection (c).
For purposes of subsection (b), training days undertaken in connection with training programs approved by the Secretary may be substituted for days of required sea service under sections 7307 through 7311a and 7313 of this title as follows:
Each shore-based training day in the form of classroom lectures may be substituted for 2 days of sea service requirements.
Each training day of laboratory training, practical demonstrations, and other similar training, may be substituted for 4 days of sea service requirements.
Each training day of full mission simulator training may be substituted for 6 days of sea service requirements.
Each training day underway on a vessel* while enrolled in an approved training program may be substituted for 1½ days of sea service requirements, as long as—
the structured training provided while underway on a vessel is—
acceptable to the Secretary as part of the approved training program; and
fully completed by the individual; and
the tonnage of such vessel is appropriate to the endorsement being sought.
In this section, the term “training day” means a day that consists of not less than 7 hours of training.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 544; Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXIII, § 7301(d)(6), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1754.)
- 1983Enacted · Pub. L. 98-89 · 97 Stat. 544
- 2025Amended · Pub. L. 119-60 · 139 Stat. 1754
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 98-89 on 1983-08-26.
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