§ 7309.
The required service for the endorsement of able seaman—special, qualified for special service on a vessel on any waters, is at least 6 months
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So in original. Probably should be “6 months’ ”.
service on deck on board vessels operating on the oceans or the navigable waters of the United States (including the Great Lakes).
([Pub. L. 98–89], Aug. 26, 1983, [97 Stat. 543]; [Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXIII, § 7301(d)(4)], Dec. 18, 2025, [139 Stat. 1754].)