2014 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping (Sections 101 - 80509)
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen (Sections 2101 - 14702)
Part G - Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief (Sections 10101 - 11507)
Chapter 105 - Coastwise Voyages (Sections 10501 - 10509)
Sec. 10509 - Penalty for failing to begin voyage
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, 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 105 - COASTWISE VOYAGES Sec. 10509 - Penalty for failing to begin voyage |
| Contains | section 10509 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 572. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 97 Stat. 572 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 98-89 |
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(a) A seaman who fails to be on board at the time contained in the agreement required by section 10502 of this title, without having given 24 hours' notice of inability to do so, shall forfeit, for each hour's lateness, one-half of one day's pay to be deducted from the seaman's wages if the lateness is recorded in the official logbook on the date of the violation.
(b) A seaman who does not report at all or subsequently deserts forfeits all wages.
(c) This section does not apply to a fishing or whaling vessel or a yacht.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 572.)
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
|---|---|
| 10509 | 46:576 |
This section provides for a reduction in the wages of seamen who arrive late for voyages, if their late arrival is noted in the official logbook. It does not apply to fishing vessels, whaling vessels or yachts.
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