§11103 — Title 46 Shipping | U.S. Code

Summary

Vessels subject to section 11102 must have a slop chest with enough clothing for each seaman for the voyage, including boots, hats, underclothes, outerwear, foul‑weather gear, other needed clothing, and a full supply of tobacco and blankets. Merchandise can be sold to a seaman at no more than a 10 percent profit over reasonable wholesale value at the port where the voyage began, and the rule does not apply to voyages to Canada, Bermuda, the West Indies, Mexico, or Central America, or to fishing or whaling vessels.

Title 46, §11103

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(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.

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 1110346:67046:671 section 11103 requires that a United States vessel on a foreign or intercoastal domestic voyage be equipped with a slop chest and lists the items the slop chest must contain.

§11103 Slop chests

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Title 46, §11103

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