Title 46 — Shipping
Part G · Chapter 107 — Effects of Deceased Seamen
§ 10702. Duties of masters
Statutory text
When a seaman dies during a voyage, the master shall take charge of the seaman’s money and property. An entry shall be made in the official logbook, signed by the master, the chief mate, and an unlicensed crewmember containing an inventory of the money and property and a statement of the wages due the seaman, with the total of the deductions to be made.
On compliance with this chapter, the master shall obtain a written certificate of compliance from the consular officer or court clerk. Clearance may be granted to a foreign-bound vessel only when the certificate is received at the office of customs.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 98–89 · 97 Stat. 500
Enacted · 46 U.S.C. § 10702
Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 572
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 572Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1993
Pub. L. 103–206 title IV § 422(a) · 107 Stat. 2419
Substituted · 46 U.S.C. § 10702(b)
Pub. L. 103–206 substituted “the consular officer or court clerk” for “a shipping commissioner”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–206 substituted “the consular officer or court clerk” for “a shipping commissioner”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) Duties of Masters.— Section 10702(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “a shipping commissioner” and inserting in lieu thereof “the consular officer or court clerk”.
1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | |
|---|---|
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
| 10702 | 46:621 |
Section 10702 requires a master to take charge of the property of a deceased seaman, make note in the official logbook that the property was taken and obtain a certificate of compliance from a shipping commissioner which must be exhibited for port clearance of foreign bound vessels.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1993—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–206 substituted “the consular officer or court clerk” for “a shipping commissioner”.
Credits
1983–1993 · 2 acts
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(Pub. L. 98–89, , 97 Stat. 572; Pub. L. 103–206, title IV, § 422(a), , 107 Stat. 2438.)