§ 10502. Shipping articles agreements

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(a)The owner, charterer, managing operator, master, or individual in charge shall make a shipping agreement in writing with each seaman before the seaman commences employment.

(b)The agreement shall include the date and hour on which the seaman must be on board to begin the voyage.

(c)The agreement may not contain a provision on the allotment of wages or a scale of provisions.

(d)Each shipping agreement must be signed by the master or individual in charge or a representative of the owner, charterer, or managing operator, and by each seaman employed.

(e)The owner, charterer, managing operator, master, or individual in charge shall maintain the shipping agreement and make the shipping agreement available to the seaman.

(f)The Secretary shall prescribe regulations requiring shipping companies to maintain records of seamen on matters of engagement, discharge, and service. The shipping companies shall make these records available to the seaman and the Coast Guard on request.

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 570; Pub. L. 103–206, title IV, § 413, Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2437.)

Section 10502 requires the master on a vessel engaged on a coastwise voyage to sign a shipping agreement with each member of the crew and lists provisions which must be and provisions which may not be included in the agreement.

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Pub. L. 98–89
97 Stat. 570
Pub. L. 103–206, title IV, § 413
107 Stat. 2437
Pub. L. 103–206, § 413(1)
Pub. L. 103–206, § 413(2)

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§ 10502

Shipping articles agreements

U.S.C.×6

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U.S.C.§ 542

Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–89

Stat.97 Stat. 570

Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–206, title IV, § 413

Stat.107 Stat. 2437

Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–206, § 413(1)

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