---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "stII/ptE"
level: "part"
label: "Part E"
heading: "Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/46/stII-ptE"
sections_count: 55
---

# Part E — Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents

Title 46 — Shipping › Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen

## Contents

- [Chapter 71 — Licenses and Certificates of Registry](/usc/46/stII-ptE-ch71.md)
- [Chapter 73 — Merchant Mariners’ Documents](/usc/46/stII-ptE-ch73.md)
- [Chapter 75 — General Procedures for Licensing, Certification, and Documentation](/usc/46/stII-ptE-ch75.md)
- [Chapter 77 — Suspension and Revocation](/usc/46/stII-ptE-ch77.md)