2012 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen (§§ 2101 - 14702)
Part G - Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief (§§ 10101 - 11507)
Chapter 109 - PROCEEDINGS ON UNSEAWORTHINESS (§§ 10901 - 10908)
Section 10904 - Refusal to proceed
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, 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 109 - PROCEEDINGS ON UNSEAWORTHINESS Sec. 10904 - Refusal to proceed |
| Contains | section 10904 |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 576. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 97 Stat. 576 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 98-89 |
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After a judgment under section 10903 of this title that a vessel is fit to proceed on the intended voyage, or after the order of a judgment to make up deficiencies is complied with, if a seaman does not proceed on the voyage, the unpaid wages of the seaman are forfeited.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 576.)
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
|---|---|
| 10904 | 46:655 |
Section 10904 provides that if a vessel is found fit to proceed by a judge or justice of the peace and a seaman refuses to proceed, the seaman shall forfeit any unpaid wages.
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