US Code - Chapter 73: Merchant mariners' documents

Section 7301 General
Section 7302 Issuing merchant mariners' documents and continuous discharge books
Section 7303 Possession and description of merchant mariners' documents
Section 7304 Citizenship notation on merchant mariners' documents
Section 7305 Oaths for holders of merchant mariners' documents
Section 7306 General requirements and classifications for able seamen
Section 7307 Able seamen - unlimited
Section 7308 Able seamen - limited
Section 7309 Able seamen - special
Section 7310 Able seamen - offshore supply vessels
Section 7311 Able seamen - sail
Section 7311A Able seamen - fishing industry
Section 7312 Scale of employment
Section 7313 General requirements for members of engine departments
Section 7314 Service requirements for qualified members of engine departments
Section 7315 Training
Section 7316 Lifeboatmen
Section 7317 Tankermen
Section 7318 Radiotelegraph operators on Great Lakes
Section 7319 Records of merchant mariners' documents

Licenses and certificates of registry

Merchant seamen licenses, certificates, and documents

General procedures for licensing, certification, and documentation