{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-51705","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 51705","heading":"Training for use of force against piracy","body":"The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall certify a training curriculum for United States mariners on the use of force against pirates. The curriculum shall include—(1) information on waters designated as high-risk waters by the Commandant of the Coast Guard; (2) information on current threats and patterns of attack by pirates; (3) tactics for defense of a vessel, including instruction on the types, use, and limitations of security equipment; (4) standard rules for the use of force for self-defense as developed by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating under section 912(c) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–281; 46 U.S.C. 8107 note), including instruction on firearm safety for crewmembers of vessels carrying cargo under section 55305 of this title; and (5) procedures to follow to improve crewmember survivability if captured and taken hostage by pirates.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 517—OTHER SUPPORT FOR MERCHANT MARINE TRAINING"],"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":"0dad0170dd6ffb3b2bff82111a2ae0fb039164136fa2fa89fc918ac68f5d24bc","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-51704","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-51706"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}