Federal · Title 46 — Shipping
46 U.S.C. § 10701: Application
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a port of the United States and a port in a foreign country (except a port in Canada, Mexico, and the West Indies); and a port of the United States on the Atlantic Ocean and a port of the United States on the Pacific Ocean. This chapter does not apply to a vessel on which a seaman by custom or agreement is entitled to share in the profit or result of a voyage. This chapter does not apply to a foreign vessel.
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