46 C.F.R. § 12.02-15 Oath requirement.
Title 46 - Shipping
Applicants for a merchant mariner's document for any rating shall take an oath before an Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, or other official authorized to give such oath, or a commissioned officer of the Coast Guard authorized to administer oaths under 10 U.S.C. 936 or 14 U.S.C. 636, that they will faithfully and honestly perform all the duties required of them by law and carry out all lawful orders of superior officers on shipboard. Such an oath remains binding for all subsequent merchant mariner's documents issued to a person until the document is surrendered to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. [CGD 91–211, 59 FR 49300, Sept. 27, 1994]
Title 46: Shipping
PART 12—CERTIFICATION OF SEAMEN
Subpart 12.02—General Requirements for Certification
§ 12.02-15 Oath requirement.
