(a)  A vessel to which section 11102 of this title applies shall be provided with a slop chest containing sufficient clothing for the intended voyage for each seaman, including⁠—

(1)  boots or shoes;

(2)  hats or caps;

(3)  underclothing;

(4)  outer clothing;

(5)  foul weather clothing;

(6)  everything necessary for the wear of a seaman; and

(7)  a complete supply of tobacco and blankets.

(b)  Merchandise in the slop chest shall be sold to a seaman desiring it, for the use of the seaman, at a profit of not more than 10 percent of the reasonable wholesale value of the merchandise at the port at which the voyage began.

(c)  This section does not apply to a vessel on a voyage to Canada, Bermuda, the West Indies, Mexico, or Central America, or a fishing or whaling vessel.