Before proceeding on a voyage, the owner, charterer, or managing operator, or a representative thereof, including the master or individual in charge, of a fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or fish tender vessel shall make a fishing agreement in writing with each seaman employed on board if the vessel is—
state the period of effectiveness of the agreement;
(2)
include the terms of any wage, share, or other compensation arrangement peculiar to the fishery in which the vessel will be engaged during the period of the agreement;
(3)
in the case of a seaman employed on a vessel that is a catcher processor or fish processing vessel that employs more than 25 crewmembers, include a requirement that each crewmember shall be served not less than three meals a day that—
(A)
total not less than 3,100 calories; and
(B)
include adequate water and minerals in accordance with the United States Recommended Daily Allowances; and
Pub. L. 117–2632022—Subsec. (b)(3), (4). added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as (4).
Pub. L. 107–295, § 441(a)2002—Subsec. (a). , (b)(1), in introductory provisions, inserted “owner, charterer, or managing operator, or a representative thereof, including the” after “on a voyage, the” and comma after “individual in charge” and substituted “employed” for “enployed”.
Pub. L. 107–295, § 441(b)(2)Subsecs. (b), (c). , (3), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: “The agreement shall be signed also by the owner of the vessel.”
section 10601(a) of title 46section 10601 of title 46“An agreement that complies with the requirements of , United States Code, as herein amended, is hereby deemed to have been in compliance with subsections (a) and (b) of , United States Code, as in effect prior to .”
section 441(c) of Pub. L. 107–295“The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending , set out above] apply to all proceedings pending on or commenced after the date of enactment of this Act [].”