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[CITE: 46USC10701]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
              Part G--Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief
 
                 CHAPTER 107--EFFECTS OF DECEASED SEAMEN
 
Sec. 10701. Application

    (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided, this chapter applies 
to a vessel on a voyage between--
        (1) a port of the United States and a port in a foreign country 
    (except a port in Canada, Mexico, and the West Indies); and
        (2) a port of the United States on the Atlantic Ocean and a port 
    of the United States on the Pacific Ocean.

    (b) This chapter does not apply to a vessel on which a seaman by 
custom or agreement is entitled to share in the profit or result of a 
voyage.
    (c) This chapter does not apply to a foreign vessel.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 572.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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10701.............................  46:621
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    Section 10701 provides that the provisions in chapter 107 apply to 
vessels on voyages between U.S. ports and foreign countries (except 
Canada, Mexico, or the West Indies) and between United States ports on 
the Atlantic and United States ports on the Pacific. It does not apply 
to foreign vessels or vessels on which the seamen share the profits.