46 U.S.C. § 11103 — Slop chests
submitted 43 years ago by Pub. L. 98-89 to r/title-46-SHIPPING · 137 words · no verdicts yet
Vessels covered by the medicine-chest rule must carry a slop chest with clothing and other supplies for each seaman. The merchandise may be sold at no more than a 10 percent profit, and the section has listed voyage and vessel exceptions.
(a) A vessel* covered by section 11102 must have a slop chest with enough clothing for the planned voyage for each seaman, including:
(1) boots or shoes;
(2) hats or caps;
(3) underclothing;
(4) outer clothing;
(5) foul-weather clothing;
(6) everything else necessary for a seaman to wear; and
(7) a complete supply of tobacco and blankets.
(b) Merchandise in the slop chest must be sold to a seaman who wants it for personal use at a profit of no more than 10 percent of its reasonable wholesale value at the port where the voyage began.
(c) This section does not apply to a vessel traveling to Canada, Bermuda, the West Indies, Mexico, or Central America, or to a fishing or whaling vessel.
A vessel* to which section 11102 of this title applies shall be provided with a slop chest containing sufficient clothing for the intended voyage for each seaman, including—
boots or shoes;
hats or caps;
underclothing;
outer clothing;
foul weather clothing;
everything necessary for the wear of a seaman; and
a complete supply of tobacco and blankets.
Merchandise in the slop chest shall be sold to a seaman desiring it, for the use of the seaman, at a profit of not more than 10 percent of the reasonable wholesale value of the merchandise at the port at which the voyage began.
This section does not apply to a vessel on a voyage to Canada, Bermuda, the West Indies, Mexico, or Central America, or a fishing or whaling vessel.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 578.)
- 1983Enacted · Pub. L. 98-89 · 97 Stat. 578
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 98-89 on 1983-08-26.
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