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46 U.S.C. § 10306

Exhibiting merchant mariners' documents

Ch. 103 — FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES
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46 U.S.C. § 10306 — Exhibiting merchant mariners' documents

U.S.C. Title 46 - SHIPPING 46 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part G - Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief CHAPTER 103 - FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES Sec. 10306 - Exhibiting merchant mariners' documents From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§10306. Exhibiting merchant mariners' documents

Before signing the agreement required by section 10302 of this title, each individual required by section 8701 of this title to have a merchant mariner's document shall exhibit to the master or individual in charge a document issued to the individual, appropriately endorsed for the capacity in which the individual is to serve.

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 564; Pub. L. 103–206, title IV, §404, Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2436.)

Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code)

10306 46:643(c)

Section 10306 requires a seaman to exhibit an appropriately endorsed merchant mariner's document to the shipping commissioner before signing a shipping agreement. When a master acts as a shipping commissioner, the same procedure applies.

Editorial Notes

Amendments 1993—Pub. L. 103–206 substituted "master or individual in charge" for "shipping commissioner".

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