§11103 Slop Chests

Summary

Vessels covered must have a slop chest with enough clothing and supplies for each seaman, such as boots, hats, underwear, outer and foul‑weather clothing, other needed wear items, plus tobacco and blankets. Seamen may buy items for their own use at no more than a 10% markup over the reasonable wholesale value at the port where the voyage began. The rule does not apply to voyages to Canada, Bermuda, the West Indies, Mexico, or Central America, or to fishing or whaling vessels.