46-U.S.C.-10307

§10307 – Posting Agreements

Pathway

Title 46 > Subtitle II > Part G > Chapter 103 > Section 10307

Details

• Reference: Section 10307
• Legend: §10307 – Posting Agreements
• USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

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.)

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.

Amendments

1993—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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