§ 7307.
The required service for the endorsement of able seaman—unlimited, qualified for unlimited service on a vessel on any waters, is at least 3 years’
1
See Temporary Reduction of Lengths of Certain Periods of Service note below.
service on deck on board vessels operating at sea or on the Great Lakes.
([Pub. L. 98–89], Aug. 26, 1983, [97 Stat. 543].)