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PUBLIC LAW 98-89—AUG. 26, 1983 97 STAT. 545 § 7317. Tankermen (a) The Secretary shall prescribe procedures, standards, and quali- fications for the issuance of certificates or endorsements as tanker- man, stating the types of oil or hazardous material that can be handled with safety to the vessel and the marine environment. (b) An endorsement as tankerman shall indicate the grades or types of cargo the holder is qualified and authorized to handle with safety on board vessels. § 7318. Radiotelegraph operators on Great Lakes (a) A radiotelegraph operator on the Great Leikes only shall have a first-class or second-class radiotelegraph operator's license issued by the Federal Communications Commission. G)) An endorsement as radiotelegraph operator on the Great Lakes only ends if the holder ceases to hold the license issued by the Commission. § 7319. Records of merchant mariners' documents The Secretary shall maintain records on each merchant mariner's document issued, including the name and address of the seaman to whom issued and the next of kin of the seaman. The records are not open to general or public inspection. CHAPTER 75—GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR LICENSING, CERTIFICATION, AND DOCUMEN- TATION Sec. 7501. Duplicates. 7502. Records. 7503. Dangerous drugs as grounds for denial. § 7501. Duplicates (a) If a license, certificate, or document issued under this part is lost as a result of a marine casualty, the holder shall be supplied with a duplicate without cost. (b) For any other loss, the seaman may obtain a duplicate on payment of reasonable costs prescribed by regulation by the Secretary. § 7502. Records The Secretary shall maintain records on the issuances, denials, suspensions, and revocations of licenses, certificates of registry, merchant mariners' documents, and endorsements on those licenses, certificates, and documents. § 7503. Dangerous drugs as grounds for denial (a) In this section, "dangerous drug" means a narcotic drug, controlled substance, and marihuana (as defined in section 102 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 802)). (b) A license, certificate, or document authorized to be issued under this part may be denied to an individual who— (1) within 10 years before applying for the license, certificate, or document, has been convicted of violating a dangerous drug law of the United States or of a State; or Procedures, standards, and qualifications. Restricted inspection. "Dangerous drug.' 11-194 O - 85 — 19:QL3