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§10904 Refusal to Proceed

Title 46 › Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen › Part G — Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief › CHAPTER 109 — PROCEEDINGS ON UNSEAWORTHINESS › § 10904

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

If a court says the ship may sail, or required repairs and fixes are finished, and a seaman still refuses to go on the voyage, the seaman loses any unpaid wages.

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Title 46, §10904

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After a judgment under section 10903 of this title that a vessel is fit to proceed on the intended voyage, or after the order of a judgment to make up deficiencies is complied with, if a seaman does not proceed on the voyage, the unpaid wages of the seaman are forfeited.

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Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 1090446:655 section 10904 provides that if a vessel is found fit to proceed by a judge or justice of the peace and a seaman refuses to proceed, the seaman shall forfeit any unpaid wages.

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46 U.S.C. § 10904

Title 46, Shipping

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102