46 U.S.C. § 10503Chapter 105

§10503. Exhibiting merchant mariners' documents

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§10503. Exhibiting merchant mariners' documents

Before signing the agreement required by section 10502 of this title, a seaman required by section 8701 of this title to have a merchant mariner's document shall exhibit to the master a document issued to the seaman and appropriately endorsed for the capacity in which the seaman is to serve.

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code)
10503 46:643

Under section 10503 seamen who are required to have a merchant mariner's document must exhibit it before signing a shipping agreement on a coastwise voyage.

Last amended: December 31, 2024

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