§ 10317. Loss of lien and right to wages
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A master or seaman by any agreement other than one provided for in this chapter may not forfeit the master’s or seaman’s lien on the vessel or be deprived of a remedy to which the master or seaman otherwise would be entitled for the recovery of wages. A stipulation in an agreement inconsistent with this chapter, or a stipulation by which a seaman consents to abandon a right to wages if the vessel is lost, or to abandon a right the seaman may have or obtain in the nature of salvage, is void.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 568.)
Section 10317 prohibits a master or seaman from entering into an agreement which forfeits his or her lien on the vessel or other remedy for recovery of wages, and renders such agreements void.
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§ 10317
Loss of lien and right to wages
Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–89
Stat.97 Stat. 568
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