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[CITE: 46USC10501]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
              Part G--Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief
 
                     CHAPTER 105--COASTWISE VOYAGES
 
Sec. 10501. Application

    (a) Except for a vessel to which chapter 103 of this title applies, 
this chapter applies to a vessel of at least 50 gross tons as measured 
under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured 
under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under 
section 14104 of this title on a voyage between a port in one State and 
a port in another State (except an adjoining State).
    (b) This chapter does not apply to a vessel on which the seamen are 
entitled by custom or agreement to share in the profit or result of a 
voyage.
    (c) Unless otherwise provided, this chapter does not apply to a 
foreign vessel.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 570; Pub. L. 104-324, title VII, 
Sec. 738, Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3941.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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10501.............................  46:574
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    Section 10501 specifies that vessels over 50 gross tons that are not 
subject to chapter 103 and are engaged on voyages between two states 
(except for adjoining states) are subject to the provisions of this 
chapter. Specifically excluded are foreign vessels and vessels on which 
seamen share the profits.


                               Amendments

    1996--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-324 inserted ``as measured under 
section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 
14104 of this title'' after ``50 gross tons''.
