Title 46 — ShippingRelease 119-73
§10503 Exhibiting merchant mariners’ documents
Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Vessels and Seamen › Part Part G— - Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief › Chapter CHAPTER 105— - COASTWISE VOYAGES › § 10503
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Title 46, §10503
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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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Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 1050346:643 Under section 10503 seamen who are required to have a merchant mariner’s document must exhibit it before signing a shipping agreement on a coastwise voyage.
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46 U.S.C. § 10503
Title 46 — Shipping
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73