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[CITE: 46USC10309]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
              Part G--Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief
 
              CHAPTER 103--FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES
 
Sec. 10309. Engaging seamen to replace those lost by desertion 
        or casualty
        
    (a) If a desertion or casualty results in the loss of at least one 
seaman, the master shall engage, if obtainable, a number equal to the 
number of seamen of whose services the master has been deprived. The new 
seaman must have at least the same grade or rating as the seaman whose 
place the new seaman fills. The master shall report the loss and 
replacement to a consular officer at the first port at which the master 
arrives.
    (b) This section does not apply to a fishing or whaling vessel or a 
yacht.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 564; Pub. L. 103-206, title IV, 
Sec. 407, 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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10309.............................  46:569
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    Section 10309 provides for the replacement of seamen lost by 
desertion or casualty. It does not apply to fishing vessels, whaling 
vessels, or yachts.


                               Amendments

    1993--Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 103-206 redesignated subsec. (c) as 
(b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: ``The 
master is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of 
$200 for each report not made. The vessel also is liable in rem for the 
penalty.''
