Title 46, ShippingRelease 119-102
§11111 Limit on Amount Recoverable on Voyage
Title 46 › Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen › Part G — Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief › CHAPTER 111 — PROTECTION AND RELIEF › § 11111
Summary
Voyages requiring written agreements limit amounts collected from a seaman for debts on that voyage to $1 until it ends.
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Title 46, §11111
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When a seaman is on a voyage on which a written agreement is required under this part, not more than $1 is recoverable from the seaman by a person for a debt incurred by the seaman during the voyage for which the seaman is signed on until the voyage is ended.
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Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 1111146:602 section 11111 limits the amount of money recoverable from a seaman for a debt incurred while on a voyage on which a shipping agreement is required.
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46 U.S.C. § 11111
Title 46, Shipping
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102