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46 U.S.C. § 10505 — Advances
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**(a)**
(1) A person may not—
(A) pay a seaman wages in advance of the time when the seaman has earned the wages;
(B) pay advance wages of the seaman to another person; or
(C) make to another person an order, note, or other evidence of indebtedness of the wages, or pay another person, for the engagement of seamen when payment is deducted or to be deducted from the seaman’s wage.
(2) A person violating this subsection is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000. A payment made in violation of this subsection does not relieve the vessel or the master from the duty to pay all wages after they have been earned.
**(b)** A person demanding or receiving from a seaman or an individual seeking employment as a seaman, remuneration for providing the seaman or individual with employment, is liable to the Government for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.
**(c)** The owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, or master of a vessel seeking clearance from a port of the United States shall present the agreement required by [section 10502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section10502&num=0&edition=prelim) at the office of clearance. Clearance may be granted to a vessel only if this section has been complied with.
**(d)** This section does not apply to a fishing or whaling vessel or a yacht.
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**(a)**
(1) A person may not—
(A) pay a seaman wages in advance of the time when the seaman has earned the wages;
(B) pay advance wages of the seaman to another person; or
(C) make to another person an order, note, or other evidence of indebtedness of the wages, or pay another person, for the engagement of seamen when payment is deducted or to be deducted from the seaman’s wage.
(2) A person violating this subsection is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000. A payment made in violation of this subsection does not relieve the vessel or the master from the duty to pay all wages after they have been earned.
**(b)** A person demanding or receiving from a seaman or an individual seeking employment as a seaman, remuneration for providing the seaman or individual with employment, is liable to the Government for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.
**(c)** The owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, or master of a vessel seeking clearance from a port of the United States shall present the agreement required by [section 10502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section10502&num=0&edition=prelim) at the office of clearance. Clearance may be granted to a vessel only if this section has been complied with.
**(d)** This section does not apply to a fishing or whaling vessel or a yacht.
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**(a)** The owner, charterer, managing operator, master, or individual in charge shall make a shipping agreement in writing with each seaman before the seaman commences employment.
**(b)** The agreement shall include the date and hour on which the seaman must be on board to begin the voyage.
**(c)** The agreement may not contain a provision on the allotment of wages or a scale of provisions.
**(d)** Each shipping agreement must be signed by the master or individual in charge or a representative of the owner, charterer, or managing operator, and by each seaman employed.
**(e)** The owner, charterer, managing operator, master, or individual in charge shall maintain the shipping agreement and make the shipping agreement available to the seaman.
**(f)** The Secretary shall prescribe regulations requiring shipping companies to maintain records of seamen on matters of engagement, discharge, and service. The shipping companies shall make these records available to the seaman and the Coast Guard on request.
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[Section 10505 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section10505&num=0&edition=prelim) does not prevent an employer from making deductions from the wages of a seaman, with the written consent of the seaman, if—
(1) the deductions are paid into a trust fund established only for the benefit of seamen employed by that employer, and the families and dependents of those seamen (or of those seamen, families, and dependents jointly with other seamen employed by other employers, and the families and dependents of the other seamen); and
(2) the payments are held in trust to provide, from principal or interest, or both, any of the following benefits for those seamen and their families and dependents:
(A) medical or hospital care, or both.
(B) pensions on retirement or death of the seaman.
(C) life insurance.
(D) unemployment benefits.
(E) compensation for illness or injuries resulting from occupational activity.
(F) sickness, accident, and disability compensation.
(G) purchasing insurance to provide any of the benefits specified in this section.
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TITLE 46—SHIPPING
§ 10508
§ 10505. Advances
(a)(1) A person may not—
(A) pay a seaman wages in advance of the
time when the seaman has earned the wages;
(B) pay advance wages of the seaman to an-
other person; or
(C) make to another person an order, note,
or other evidence of indebtedness of the wages,
or pay another person, for the engagement of
seamen when payment is deducted or to be de-
ducted from the seaman’s wage.
(2) A person violating this subsection is liable
to the United States Government for a civil pen-
alty of not more than $5,000. A payment made in
violation of this subsection does not relieve the
vessel or the master from the duty to pay all
wages after they have been earned.
(b) A person demanding or receiving from a
seaman or an individual seeking employment as
a seaman, remuneration for providing the sea-
man or individual with employment, is liable to
the Government for a civil penalty of not more
than $5,000.
(c) The owner, charterer, managing operator,
agent, or master of a vessel seeking clearance
from a port of the United States shall present
the agreement required by section 10502 of this
title at the office of clearance. Clearance may be
granted to a vessel only if this section has been
complied with.
(d) This section does not apply to a fishing or
whaling vessel or a yacht.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 571; Pub. L.
99–640, § 10(b)(4), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3550; Pub.
L. 103–206, title IV, § 414, Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat.
2437.)
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46:598
46:599
Section 10505 prohibits any person from paying a sea-
man on a coastwise voyage advance wages, or to pay to
another person any
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