Discharge

1. Law
2. USC 46
3. Shipping
4. Vessels and Seamen
5. Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief
6. FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES
7. Discharge

§10310. Discharge

A master shall deliver to a seaman a full and true account of the seaman's wages and all deductions at least 48 hours before paying off or discharging the seaman.

( Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 564 ; Pub. L. 103–206, title IV, §408, Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2436 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section	Source section (U.S. Code)
10310	46:641 46:642

Section 10310 requires the master of a vessel to give each seaman a full account of the seaman's wages 48 hours before discharge. The penalty for violation is $50.

Amendments

1993-Pub. L. 103–206 struck out "or a shipping commissioner" after "to a seaman" and struck out at end "A master failing to deliver the account is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $50."

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