section 10302 of this titlesection 8701 of this titleBefore signing the agreement required by , each individual required by to have a merchant mariner’s document shall exhibit to the master or individual in charge a document issued to the individual, appropriately endorsed for the capacity in which the individual is to serve.
Pub. L. 98–8997 Stat. 564 Pub. L. 103–206, title IV, § 404107 Stat. 2436 (, , ; , , .)
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10306 | 46:643(c) |
Section 10306 requires a seaman to exhibit an appropriately endorsed merchant mariner’s document to the shipping commissioner before signing a shipping agreement. When a master acts as a shipping commissioner, the same procedure applies.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 103–2061993— substituted “master or individual in charge” for “shipping commissioner”.