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 97 STAT. 564 PUBLIC LAW 98-89 —AUG. 26, 1983 § 10306. Exhibiting^ merchant mariners* documents Before signing the agreement required by section 10302 of this title, each individual required by section 8701 of this title to have a merchant mariner's document shall exhibit to the shipping commis- sioner a document issued to the individual, appropriately endorsed for the capacity in which the individual is to serve. § 10307. Posting agreements At the beginning of a voyage, the master shall have a legible copy of the agreement required by section 10302 of this title, omitting Civil penalty. signatures, exhibited in a part of the vessel accessible to the crew. A master violating this section is liable to the United States Govern- ment for a civil penalty of $100. § 10308. Foreign engagements (a) When a seaman is engaged outside the United States, the agreement required by section 10302 of this title shall be signed in the presence of a consular officer. If a consular officer is not available at the port of engagement, the seaman may be engaged, and the agreement shall be signed in the next port at which a consular officer is available. Civil penalty. (b) A master engaging a seaman in violation of this section is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $100. The vessel also is liable in rem for the penalty. §10309. Engaging seamen to replace those lost by desertion or (Casualty (a) If a desertion or casualty results in the loss of at least one seaman, the master shall engage, if obtainable, a number equal to the number of seamen of whose services the master has been deprived. The new seaman must have at least the same grade or rating as the seaman whose place the new seaman fills. The master shall report the loss and replacement to a consular officer at the first port at which the master arrives. Civil penalty. (b) The master is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $200 for each report not made. The vessel also is liable in rem for the penalty. (c) This section does not apply to a fishing or whaling vessel or a yacht. § 10310. Discharge A master shall deliver to a seaman or a shipping commissioner a full and true account of the seaman's wages and all deductions at Civil penalty. least 48 hours before paying off or discharging the seaman. A master failing to deliver the account is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $50. § 10311. CertiHcates of discharge (a) On discharging a seaman and paying the seaman's wages, the shipping commissioner shall provide the seaman with a certificate of discharge. The form of the certificate shall be prescribed by regula- tion. It shall contain— (1) the name of the seaman; (2) the citizenship or nationality of the seaman; (3) the number of the seaman's merchant mariner's document;

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