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 97 STAT. 582 PUBLIC LAW 98-89 —AUG. 26, 1983 (1) shall be made as soon as possible after the occurrence; (2) if not made on the day of the occurrence, shall be dated and state the date of the occurrence; (3) if the entry is about an occurrence happening before the vessel's arrival at the final port of discharge, shall be made not later than 24 hours after the arrival; (4) shall be signed by the master; and (5) shall be signed by the chief mate or another seaman. § 11303. Penalties (a) A master failing to maintain an official logbook as required by this part is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $200. 0)) A master failing to make an entry in the vessel's official logbook as required by this part is liable to the Government for a civil penalty of $200. (c) A person is liable to the Government for a civil penalty of $150 when the person makes, procures to be made, or assists in making, an entry in the vessel's official logbook— (1) later than 24 hours after the vessel's arrival at the final port of discharge; and (2) that is about an occurrence that happened before that arrival. CHAPTER 115—OFFENSES AND PENALTIES Sec. 11501. Penalties for specified offenses. 11502. Entry of offenses in logbook. 11503. Duties of consular officers related to insubordination. 11504. Enforcement of forfeitures. 11505. Disposal of forfeitures. 11506. Canying sheath knives. 11507. Surrender of offending officers. § 11501. Penalties for specified offenses When a seamein lawfully engaged commits any of the following offenses, the seaman shall be punished as specified: (1) For desertion, the seaman forfeits any part of the money or property the seaman leaves on board and any part of earned wages. (2) For neglecting or refusing without reasonable cause to join the seaman's vessel or to proceed to sea in the vessel, for absence without leave within 24 hours of the vessel's sailing from a port (at the beginning or during the voyage), or for absence without leave from duties and without sufficient reason, the seaman forfeits from the seaman's wages not more than 2 days' pay or a sufficient amount to defray expenses incurred in hiring a substitute. (3) For quitting the vessel without leave after the vessel's arrival at the port of delivery and before the vessel is placed in security, the seaman forfeits from the seaman's wages not more than one month's pay. (4) For willful disobedience to a lawful command at sea, the seaman, at the discretion of the master, may be confined until the disobedience ends, and on arrival in port forfeits from the seaman's wages not more than 4 days' pay or, at the discretion of the court, may be imprisoned for not more than one month.

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