FEDERAL · 46 U.S.C. · Chapter 103
Foreign engagements
46 U.S.C. § 10308
Title46 — Shipping
Chapter103 — FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES
This text of 46 U.S.C. § 10308 (Foreign engagements) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering United States primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
46 U.S.C. § 10308.
Text
When a seaman is engaged outside the United States, the agreement required by section 10302 of this title shall be signed in the presence of a consular officer. If a consular officer is not available at the port of engagement, the seaman may be engaged, and the agreement shall be signed in the next port at which a consular officer is available.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Related
Pronav Charter II, Inc. v. Nolan
206 F. Supp. 2d 46 (D. Massachusetts, 2002)
Source Credit
History
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 564; Pub. L. 103–206, title IV, §406, Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2436.)
Editorial Notes
Section 10308 requires that shipping agreements made in foreign ports be signed in the presence of a consular officer. The penalty for violation of this section is $100.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1993—Pub. L. 103–206 struck out "(a)" before "When a seaman" and struck out subsec. (b) which read as follows: "A master engaging a seaman in violation of this section is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $100. The vessel also is liable in rem for the penalty."
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1993—Pub. L. 103–206 struck out "(a)" before "When a seaman" and struck out subsec. (b) which read as follows: "A master engaging a seaman in violation of this section is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $100. The vessel also is liable in rem for the penalty."
Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
46 U.S.C. § 10308, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/usc/46/10308.