(a) Compliance is hereby waived with regard to the provisions of subsection (h) of R.S. 4551, as amended (46 U.S.C. § 643), to the extent necessary to permit the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard to issue a chronological record of a seaman’s previous employment on a single document, in lieu of making individual entry in a duplicate continuous discharge book or furnishing individual certificates of discharge.

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(b) It is hereby found that the waiving of the provisions of R.S. 4551(h), as amended (46 U.S.C. § 643), is necessary in the interest of national defense.

[CGFR 51-9, 16 FR 1829, Feb. 27, 1951, as amended by CGFR 59-4a, 24 FR 3055, Apr. 21, 1959]Cross Reference:

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