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legal/us/code/title-46/chapter-517/section-51705.md

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "46 U.S.C. § 51705"
+description: "Training for use of force against piracy"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 46
+title_name: "SHIPPING"
+chapter_number: "517"
+chapter_name: "OTHER SUPPORT FOR MERCHANT MARINE TRAINING"
+section: "51705"
+citation: "46 U.S.C. § 51705"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc46@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s51705"
+source_file: "data/legal/raw/us/code/title-46/usc46.xml"
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+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 46 U.S.C. § 51705 - Training for use of force against piracy
+
+## Text
+
+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.
+
+(Added Pub. L. 112–213, title V, § 502(a), Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1574.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
+
+DeadlinePub. L. 112–213, title V, § 502(b), Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1575, provided that: “The Secretary of Transportation shall certify the curriculum required under the amendment made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 2012].”