46-U.S.C.-10308

§10308 – Foreign Engagements

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Title 46 > Subtitle II > Part G > Chapter 103 > Section 10308

Details

• Reference: Section 10308
• Legend: §10308 – Foreign Engagements
• USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

When a seaman is engaged outside the United States, the agreement required by section 10302 of this title shall be signed in the presence of a consular officer. If a consular officer is not available at the port of engagement, the seaman may be engaged, and the agreement shall be signed in the next port at which a consular officer is available.

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 564; Pub. L. 103–206, title IV, §406, Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2436.)

Section 10308 requires that shipping agreements made in foreign ports be signed in the presence of a consular officer. The penalty for violation of this section is $100.

Amendments

1993—Pub. L. 103–206 struck out (a) before When a seaman and struck out subsec. (b) which read as follows: A master engaging a seaman in violation of this section is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $100. The vessel also is liable in rem for the penalty.

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