46 USC 10307: Posting agreements
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46 USC 10307: Posting agreements Text contains those laws in effect on April 17, 2024
From Title 46-SHIPPINGSubtitle II-Vessels and SeamenPart G-Merchant Seamen Protection and ReliefCHAPTER 103-FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES
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§10307. Posting agreements

At the beginning of a voyage, the master shall have a legible copy of the agreement required by section 10302 of this title, omitting signatures, exhibited in a part of the vessel accessible to the crew.

( Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 564 ; Pub. L. 103–206, title IV, §405, Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2436 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code)
10307 46:577

Section 10307 requires the master to post a copy of the shipping agreement in a part of the vessel accessible to the crew prior to the commencement of a voyage. The posting must be done in a manner that gives seamen adequate notice of the particulars of the pending voyage.


Editorial Notes

Amendments

1993-Pub. L. 103–206 struck out at end "A master violating this section is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $100."