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[CITE: 46USC10904]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
              Part G--Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief
 
               CHAPTER 109--PROCEEDINGS ON UNSEAWORTHINESS
 
Sec. 10904. Refusal to proceed

    After a judgment under section 10903 of this title that a vessel is 
fit to proceed on the intended voyage, or after the order of a judgment 
to make up deficiencies is complied with, if a seaman does not proceed 
on the voyage, the unpaid wages of the seaman are forfeited.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 576.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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10904.............................  46:655
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    Section 10904 provides that if a vessel is found fit to proceed by a 
judge or justice of the peace and a seaman refuses to proceed, the 
seaman shall forfeit any unpaid wages.
