Title 46, ShippingRelease 119-102
§10312 Settlements on Discharge
Title 46 › Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen › Part G — Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief › CHAPTER 103 — FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES › § 10312
Summary
When discharge and settlement are finished, the master, the person in charge or the owner, and each seaman must sign the agreement called for under section 10302.
Full Legal Text
Title 46, §10312
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When discharge and settlement are completed, the master, individual in charge, or owner and each seaman shall sign the agreement required by section 10302 of this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 10312(a), (b), (d)–(f)46:644 10312(c)46:652 section 10312 outlines the procedures for settlements upon discharge and for settling disputes over seamen’s wages and discharges.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1993—Pub. L. 103–206 amended heading and text of section generally, substituting text consisting of sentence relating to signing agreements on discharge and settlement for former subsecs. (a) to (f) relating to such agreements, proceedings before shipping commissioners to settle disputes, certified copies of agreements, evidence of release of claims, and statements of wages paid.
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Citation
46 U.S.C. § 10312
Title 46, Shipping
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102