2011 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen (§§ 2101 - 14702)
Part G - Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief (§§ 10101 - 11507)
Chapter 106 - FISHING VOYAGES (§§ 10601 - 10603)
Section 10603 - Seaman's duty to notify employer regarding illness, disability, and injury
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 106 - FISHING VOYAGES Sec. 10603 - Seaman's duty to notify employer regarding illness, disability, and injury |
| Contains | section 10603 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 100-424, §6(a), Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1592. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 102 Stat. 1592 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 100-424 |
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(a) A seaman on a fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or fish tender vessel shall notify the master or individual in charge of the vessel or other agent of the employer regarding any illness, disability, or injury suffered by the seaman when in service to the vessel not later than seven days after the date on which the illness, disability, or injury arose.
(b) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations requiring that each fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, and fish tender vessel shall have on board a placard displayed in a prominent location accessible to the crew describing the seaman's duty under subsection (a) of this section.
(Pub. L. 100–424, §6(a), Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1592.)
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
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| 10603 | New |
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