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
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES | |
Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
10308 | 46:570 |
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."