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[CITE: 46USC10702]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
              Part G--Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief
 
                 CHAPTER 107--EFFECTS OF DECEASED SEAMEN
 
Sec. 10702. Duties of masters

    (a) When a seaman dies during a voyage, the master shall take charge 
of the seaman's money and property. An entry shall be made in the 
official logbook, signed by the master, the chief mate, and an 
unlicensed crewmember containing an inventory of the money and property 
and a statement of the wages due the seaman, with the total of the 
deductions to be made.
    (b) On compliance with this chapter, the master shall obtain a 
written certificate of compliance from the consular officer or court 
clerk. Clearance may be granted to a foreign-bound vessel only when the 
certificate is received at the office of customs.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 572; Pub. L. 103-206, title IV, 
Sec. 422(a), Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2438.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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10702.............................  46:621
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    Section 10702 requires a master to take charge of the property of a 
deceased seaman, make note in the official logbook that the property was 
taken and obtain a certificate of compliance from a shipping 
commissioner which must be exhibited for port clearance of foreign bound 
vessels.


                               Amendments

    1993--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-206 substituted ``the consular 
officer or court clerk'' for ``a shipping commissioner''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 11301 of this title.
