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U.S. Code, Title 46, Shipping
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 10509. Penalty for Failing to Begin Voyage
(a) A seaman who fails to be on board at the time contained in the agreement required by section 10502 of this title, without having given 24 hours’ notice of inability to do so, shall forfeit, for each hour’s lateness, one-half of one day’s pay to be deducted from the seaman’s wages if the lateness is recorded in the official logbook on the date of the violation.
(b) A seaman who does not report at all or subsequently deserts forfeits all wages.
(c) This section does not apply to a fishing or whaling vessel or a yacht.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 572.)
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10509 46:576
This section provides for a reduction in the wages of seamen who arrive late for voyages, if their late arrival is noted in the official logbook. It does not apply to fishing vessels, whaling vessels or yachts.
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Chicago: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 10509. Penalty for Failing to Begin Voyage," U.S. Code, Title 46, Shipping in U.S. Code, Title 46, Shipping (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed April 19, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DAP7XRU9FIGM25D.
MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 10509. Penalty for Failing to Begin Voyage." U.S. Code, Title 46, Shipping, in U.S. Code, Title 46, Shipping, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 19 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DAP7XRU9FIGM25D.
Harvard: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 10509. Penalty for Failing to Begin Voyage' in U.S. Code, Title 46, Shipping. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 46, Shipping, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 19 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DAP7XRU9FIGM25D.
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