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[CITE: 46USC11503]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
              Part G--Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief
 
                   CHAPTER 115--OFFENSES AND PENALTIES
 
Sec. 11503. Duties of consular officers related to 
        insubordination
        
    (a) A consular officer shall use every means to discountenance 
insubordination on vessels of the United States, including employing the 
aid of local authorities.
    (b) When a seaman is accused of insubordination, a consular officer 
shall inquire into the facts and proceed as provided in section 11106 of 
this title. If the consular officer discharges the seaman, the officer 
shall endorse the agreement required by this part and enter in the 
vessel's official logbook the cause and particulars of the discharge.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 583.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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11503.............................  46:703
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    Section 11503 delegates to consular officers certain 
responsibilities related to insubordination of seamen on United States 
vessels.
