§ 7701. General

• (a) The purpose of suspension and revocation proceedings is to promote safety at sea.
• (b) Licenses, certificates of registry, and merchant mariners’ documents may be suspended or revoked for acts described in section 7703 of this title .
• (c) When a license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document has been revoked under this chapter, the former holder may be issued a new license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document only after—
  • (1) the Secretary decides, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, that the issuance is compatible with the requirement of good discipline and safety at sea; and
  • (2) the former holder provides satisfactory proof that the bases for revocation are no longer valid.
• (d) The Secretary may prescribe regulations to carry out this chapter.