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 97 STAT. 572 PUBLIC LAW 98-89 —AUG. 26, 1983 (b) When a crew is engaged under this section, sections 10302, 10303, 10305, 10307, 10311, 10312, 10313(bHf), and 10321, and chap- infra. ter 107 of this title apply. § 10508. General penalties (a) A master who carries a seaman on a voyage without first making the agreement required by section 1050^ of this title shall pay to the seaman the highest wage that was paid for a similar voyage within the 3 months before the time of engagement at the port or place at which the seaman was engaged. A seaman who has not signed an agreement is not bound by the applicable r^ulations, penalties, or forfeitures. (b) A master engaging a seaman in violation of this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $20. The vessel also is liable in rem for the penalty. § 10509. Penalty for failing to begin voyage (a) A seaman who fails to be on board at the time contained in the agreement required by section 10502 of this title, without having given 24 hours' notice of inability to do so, shall forfeit, for each hour's lateness, one-half of one day's pay to be deducted from the seaman's wages if the lateness is recorded in the official logbook on the date of the violation. (b) A seaman who does not report at all or subsequently deserts forfeits all wages. (c) This section does not apply to a fishing or whaling vessel or a yacht. CHAPTER 107—EFFECTS OF DECEASED SEAMEN Sec. 10701. Application. 10702. Duties of masters. 10703. Procedures of mtisters. 10704. Duties of consular officers. 10705. Disposition of money, proper^, and wages by consular officers. 10706. Seamen dying in the United States. 10707. Delivery to district court. 10708. Sale of property. 10709. Distribution. 10710. Uncl£dmed money, property, and wages. 10711. Penalties. § 10701. Application (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided, this chapter applies to a vessel on a voyage between— (1) a port of the United States and a port in a foreign country (except a port in Canada, Mexico, and the West Indies); and (2) a port of the United States on the Atlantic Ocean and a port of the United States on the Pacific Ocean. (b) This chapter does not apply to a vessel on which a seaman by custom or agreement is entitled to share in the profit or result of a voyage. (c) This chapter does not apply to a foreign vessel. § 10702. Duties of masters (a) When a seaman dies during a voyage, the master shall take charge of the seaman's money and property. An entry shall be made

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