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[CITE: 46USC11507]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
              Part G--Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief
 
                   CHAPTER 115--OFFENSES AND PENALTIES
 
Sec. 11507. Surrender of offending officers

    When an officer of a vessel of the United States (except the master) 
has violated section 2191 of title 18, and the master has actual 
knowledge of the offense or if complaint is made within 3 days after 
reaching port, the master shall surrender the offending officer to the 
proper authorities. If the master fails to use diligence to comply with 
this section and the offender escapes, the owner, the master, and the 
vessel are liable for damages to the individual unlawfully punished.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 584.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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11507.............................  46:712
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    Section 11507 requires a master of a vessel of the United States to 
surrender to the proper authorities any officer who has violated section 
2191 of title 18 (which provides a penalty for cruelty to seamen by 
officers), and penalizes the master for noncompliance.
