{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-7311a","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 7311a","heading":"Able seamen—fishing industry","body":"For service on a fish processing vessel, an individual may be rated as able seaman—fishing industry if the individual has at least 6 months’ service on deck on board vessels operating on the oceans or the navigable waters of the United States (including 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":"00a355dfa8206b3721910f1638cfd3fe07c9106fc4d930b4fe6e689c2adcfb71","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-7311","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-7312"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}