FEDERAL · 46 U.S.C. · Chapter 111
Slop chests
Current through Pub. L. 119-102
(a)A vessel to which section 11102 of this title applies shall be provided with a slop chest containing sufficient clothing for the intended voyage for each seaman, including—
(1)boots or shoes;
(2)hats or caps;
(3)underclothing;
(4)outer clothing;
(5)foul weather clothing;
(6)everything necessary for the wear of a seaman; and
(7)a complete supply of tobacco and blankets.
(b)Merchandise in the slop chest shall be sold to a seaman desiring it, for the use of the seaman, at a profit of not more than 10 percent of the reasonable wholesale value of the merchandise at the port at which the voyage began.
(c)This section does not apply to a vessel on a voyage to Canada, Bermuda, the West Indies, Mexico, or Central America, or a fishing or whaling vessel.
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Tinsley v. American President Lines, Ltd.
6 Cal. App. 4th 562 (California Court of Appeal, 1992)
Martinez v. Sea Land Service, Inc.
597 F. Supp. 722 (D. Puerto Rico, 1984)
Source Credit
History
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 578.)
Editorial Notes
Section 11103 requires that a United States vessel on a foreign or intercoastal domestic voyage be equipped with a slop chest and lists the items the slop chest must contain.