Section 10504 specifies when seamen on coastwise voyages may obtain portions of their wages. The section does not apply to fishing vessels, whaling vessels or yachts, and portions of it do not apply to vessels taking oysters. It does apply to foreign vessels while in United States ports.

2010—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 111–281, § 902(b)(1), designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted “Subject to subsection (d), and except as provided in paragraph (2), when” for “When”, and added pars. (2) and (3).

Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 111–281, § 902(b)(2), added subsec. (f).

1986—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–640, § 10(b)(4), struck out last sentence which read as follows: “However, this subsection applies to a vessel taking oysters.”

Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 99–640, § 10(b)(5), struck out “(except a vessel taking oysters)” after “vessel”.

1985—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99–36 amended subsec. (d) generally, thereby including reference to a vessel engaged in coastwise commerce.

Pub. L. 99–36, § 1(b), May 15, 1985, 99 Stat. 68, provided that: “The effective date of subsection (a)(5) of this section [amending this section] is August 26, 1983.”