§ 51307. Places of training
The Secretary of Transportation may provide for the training of cadets at the United States Merchant Marine Academy—
(1)
on vessels owned or subsidized by the United States Government;
(2)
on other documented vessels, with the permission of the owner;
(3)
in shipyards or plants and with industrial or educational organizations; and
(4)
on any other vessel considered by the Secretary to be necessary or appropriate or in the national interest.