46 U.S.C.
United States Code, 2022 Edition
Title 46 - SHIPPING
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen
Part E - Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents
CHAPTER 71 - LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY
Sec. 7105 - Oaths
From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§7105. Oaths

An applicant for a license or certificate of registry shall take, before the issuance of the license or certificate, an oath, without concealment or reservation, that the applicant will perform faithfully and honestly, according to the best skill and judgment of the applicant, all the duties required by law.

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 540; Pub. L. 111–281, title VI, §613, Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2970.)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code)
7105 46:229e

46:231

46:244

Section 7105 requires all individuals who wish to be issued a license or certificate of registry to take an oath before a government official that they will perform all the duties required by law according to their best skill and judgment.


Editorial Notes

Amendments

2010—Pub. L. 111–281 struck out "before a designated official" after "an oath".