2011 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen (§§ 2101 - 14702)
Part G - Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief (§§ 10101 - 11507)
Chapter 103 - FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES (§§ 10301 - 10321)
Section 10307 - Posting agreements
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 46 - SHIPPING |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part G - Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief CHAPTER 103 - FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES Sec. 10307 - Posting agreements |
| Contains | section 10307 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 564; Pub. L. 103-206, title IV, §405, Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2436. |
| Statutes at Large References | 97 Stat. 564 107 Stat. 2436 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 98-89, Public Law 103-206 |
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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.)
| Revised section | Source 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.
Amendments1993—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.”
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