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46 U.S.C. 7501: DuplicatesText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-124 (October 15, 2026).
From Title 46-SHIPPINGCHAPTER 75-GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR LICENSING, CERTIFICATION, AND DOCUMENTATION
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§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. 98-89 , Aug. 26, 1983 , 97 Stat. 545 ; Pub. L. 99-36, § 1(a)(9)(C) , May 15, 1985 , 99 Stat. 68 ; Pub. L. 116-283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8505(b)(5), Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 4751 .)

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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.

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Amendments

2021⁠—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116-283 substituted “holder” for “seaman”.

1985⁠—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-36 substituted “certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document” for “certificate, or document”.