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46 U.S.C. § 10503

Exhibiting merchant mariners’ documents

United States · Title 46 — SHIPPING · Status: effective

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46 U.S.C. § 10503, Exhibiting merchant mariners’ documents, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/487745
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Before signing the agreement required by section 10502 of this title, a seaman required by section 8701 of this title to have a merchant mariner’s document shall exhibit to the master a document issued to the seaman and appropriately endorsed for the capacity in which the seaman is to serve.

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 98-89(S. 46)1983-08-26
    An act to revise, consolidate, and enact certain laws related to vessels and seamen as subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, "Shipping".
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally