46 USC 11103 - Slop chests

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 11103.

Slop chests

(a)

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—

(1)

boots or shoes;

(2)

hats or caps;

(3)

underclothing;

(4)

outer clothing;

(5)

foul weather clothing;

(6)

everything necessary for the wear of a seaman; and

(7)

a complete supply of tobacco and blankets.

(b)

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.

(c)

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.

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 578.)

cite as: 46 USC 11103