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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "46 U.S.C. § 51705"
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description: "Training for use of force against piracy"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 46
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title_name: "SHIPPING"
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chapter_number: "517"
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chapter_name: "OTHER SUPPORT FOR MERCHANT MARINE TRAINING"
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section: "51705"
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citation: "46 U.S.C. § 51705"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc46@119-100.zip"
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---
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# 46 U.S.C. § 51705 - Training for use of force against piracy
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## Text
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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—
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(1) information on waters designated as high-risk waters by the Commandant of the Coast Guard;
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(2) information on current threats and patterns of attack by pirates;
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(3) tactics for defense of a vessel, including instruction on the types, use, and limitations of security equipment;
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(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
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(5) procedures to follow to improve crewmember survivability if captured and taken hostage by pirates.
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(Added Pub. L. 112–213, title V, § 502(a), Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1574.)
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## Notes
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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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].”
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