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title: "46 U.S.C. § 7110"
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title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 7110 - Exhibiting licenses

## Text

Each holder of a license issued under this part shall display, within 48 hours after employment on a vessel for which that license is required, the license in a conspicuous place on the vessel.

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 541.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 710946:229f46:232 Section 7110 requires licensed individuals to display the license in a conspicuous place on the vessel within 48 hours after they are employed.