46 U.S.C. § 2304 — Duty to provide assistance at sea
submitted 43 years ago by Pub. L. 98-89 to r/title-46-SHIPPING · 100 words · no verdicts yet
This section addresses duty to provide assistance at sea. It states the rules, duties, permissions, limits, and exceptions described in the section.
(a)
(1) A master or individual in charge of a vessel* must render assistance to any individual found at sea in danger of being lost, so far as the master or individual in charge can do so without serious danger to the master’s or individual’s vessel or individuals on board.
(2) Paragraph
(1) does not apply to a vessel of war or a vessel owned by the United States Government appropriated only to a public service.
(b) A master or individual violating this section must be fined not more than $1,000, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.
A master or individual in charge of a vessel* shall render assistance to any individual found at sea in danger of being lost, so far as the master or individual in charge can do so without serious danger to the master’s or individual’s vessel or individuals on board.
Paragraph (1) does not apply to a vessel of war or a vessel owned by the United States Government appropriated only to a public service.
A master or individual violating this section shall be fined not more than $1,000, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 509; Pub. L. 109–304, § 15(8), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1703.)
- 1983Enacted · Pub. L. 98-89 · 97 Stat. 509
- 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-304 · 120 Stat. 1703
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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