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[CITE: 46USC11105]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
              Part G--Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief
 
                   CHAPTER 111--PROTECTION AND RELIEF
 
Sec. 11105. Wages on discharge when vessel sold

    (a) When a vessel of the United States is sold in a foreign country, 
the master shall deliver to the consular officer a certified crew list 
and the agreement required by this part. The master shall pay each 
seaman the wages due the seaman and provide the seaman with employment 
on board another vessel of the United States bound for the port of 
original engagement of the seaman or to another port agreed on. If 
employment cannot be provided, the master shall--
        (1) provide the seaman with the means to return to the port of 
    original engagement;
        (2) provide the seaman passage to the port of original 
    engagement; or
        (3) deposit with the consular officer an amount of money 
    considered sufficient by the officer to provide the seaman with 
    maintenance and passage home.

    (b) The consular officer shall endorse on the agreement the 
particulars of the payment, provision, or deposit made under this 
section.
    (c) An owner of a vessel is liable to the United States Government 
for a civil penalty of $500 if the master does not comply with this 
section.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 579.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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11105.............................  46:684
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    Section 11105 provides that when a United States vessel is sold in a 
foreign port, the seamen must be provided employment on another vessel, 
or passage to the port of original shipment.
