{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-7307","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 7307","heading":"Able seamen—unlimited","body":"The required service for the endorsement of able seaman—unlimited, qualified for unlimited service on a vessel on any waters, is at least 18 months service on deck on board vessels operating at sea or on the Great Lakes.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 73—MERCHANT MARINERS’ DOCUMENTS"],"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":"5c8f856d907f2f95e864923e6b9749d2c51f9c3f19f5142118b21290e727eb86","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-7306","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-7308"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}