§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.
| Revised section | Source 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.
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