The Secretary shall prescribe regulations requiring vessel owners to maintain records of seamen on matters of engagement, discharge, and service. A vessel owner shall make these records available to the seaman and the Coast Guard on request.
Structure US Code
Subtitle II— Vessels and Seamen
Part G— Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief
CHAPTER 103— FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES
§ 10302. Shipping articles agreements
§ 10305. Manner of signing agreement
§ 10306. Exhibiting merchant mariners’ documents
§ 10309. Engaging seamen to replace those lost by desertion or casualty
§ 10311. Certificates of discharge
§ 10312. Settlements on discharge
§ 10317. Loss of lien and right to wages
§ 10318. Wages on discharge in foreign ports