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46 U.S.C. 10307: Posting agreementsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 46-SHIPPINGCHAPTER 103-FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES
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§10307. Posting agreements

At the beginning of a voyage, the master shall have a legible copy of the agreement required by section 10302 of this title, omitting signatures, exhibited in a part of the vessel accessible to the crew.

( Pub. L. 98–89 , Aug. 26, 1983 , 97 Stat. 564 ; Pub. L. 103–206, title IV, § 405 , Dec. 20, 1993 , 107 Stat. 2436 .)

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Source section (U.S. Code)

10307

46:577

Section 10307 requires the master to post a copy of the shipping agreement in a part of the vessel accessible to the crew prior to the commencement of a voyage. The posting must be done in a manner that gives seamen adequate notice of the particulars of the pending voyage.

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Amendments

1993⁠—Pub. L. 103–206 struck out at end “A master violating this section is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $100.”