{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-7506","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 7506","heading":"Convention tonnage for licenses, certificates, and documents","body":"Notwithstanding any provision of section 14302(c) or 14305 of this title, the Secretary may—(1) evaluate the service of an individual who is applying for a license, a certificate of registry, or a merchant mariner’s document by using the tonnage as measured under chapter 143 of this title for the vessels on which that service was acquired, and (2) issue the license, certificate, or document based on that service.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 75—GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR LICENSING, CERTIFICATION, AND DOCUMENTATION"],"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":"15157105e9f205b5660c89287b714e769d4e5704bcfa01b3f74d05fbb38b79f1","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-7505","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-7507"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}