{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-12306","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 12306","heading":"Safety certificates","body":"When a State is the authority issuing a number under this chapter, it may require that the individual in charge of a numbered vessel have a valid safety certificate issued under conditions set by the issuing authority, except when the vessel is subject to manning requirements under part F of this subtitle.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 123—NUMBERING UNDOCUMENTED VESSELS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc46@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:50Z","sha256":"a7d09ff172aca6d3140fe3b8bf525f4e3dfba020fa1f8edabdd28d39c556d1f5","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-12305","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-12307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}