(a) Compliance is hereby waived with regard to the provisions of 46 U.S.C. § 10311(c), 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 46 U.S.C. § 10311(c), is necessary in the interest of national defense.

[CGFR 51-9, 16 FR 1830, Feb. 27, 1951, as amended by CGFR 59-4a, 24 FR 3055, Apr. 21, 1959. Redesignated by CGFR 69-123, 34 FR 19076, Dec. 2, 1969, as amended by CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51195, Sept. 30, 1997]