{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-10308","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 10308","heading":"Foreign engagements","body":"When a seaman is engaged outside the United States, the agreement required by section 10302 of this title shall be signed in the presence of a consular officer. If a consular officer is not available at the port of engagement, the seaman may be engaged, and the agreement shall be signed in the next port at which a consular officer is available.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 103—FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc46@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:50Z","sha256":"c87132f61d51b36a5fefdcf112b13d5e5365a93104879abef43d7abfed915760","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-10307","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-10309"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}