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United States Code
Title 46 - SHIPPINGSubtitle II - Vessels and SeamenPart G - MERCHANT SEAMEN PROTECTION AND RELIEF
Chapter 103 - FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES
Section 10308 - Foreign engagements

46 U.S.C. § 10308

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Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)
Section 10308 - Foreign engagements

When a seaman is engaged outside the United States, the agreement required by section 10302 of this title shall be signed in the presence of a consular officer. If a consular officer is not available at the port of engagement, the seaman may be engaged, and the agreement shall be signed in the next port at which a consular officer is available.

46 U.S.C. § 10308

Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 564; Pub. L. 103-206, title IV, §406, Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2436.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code)
1030846:570
Section 10308 requires that shipping agreements made in foreign ports be signed in the presence of a consular officer. The penalty for violation of this section is $100.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS1993- Pub. L. 103-206 struck out "(a)" before "When a seaman" and struck out subsec. (b) which read as follows: "A master engaging a seaman in violation of this section is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $100. The vessel also is liable in rem for the penalty."