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[CITE: 46USC10308]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
              Part G--Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief
 
              CHAPTER 103--FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES
 
Sec. 10308. Foreign engagements

    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.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 564; Pub. L. 103-206, title IV, 
Sec. 406, Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2436.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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10308.............................  46:570
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    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.


                               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.''
