{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-10701","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 10701","heading":"Application","body":"(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided, this chapter applies to a vessel on a voyage between—(1) a port of the United States and a port in a foreign country (except a port in Canada, Mexico, and the West Indies); and (2) a port of the United States on the Atlantic Ocean and a port of the United States on the Pacific Ocean. (b) 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. (c) This chapter does not apply to a foreign vessel.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 107—EFFECTS OF DECEASED SEAMEN"],"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":"5813e604f0059f9e2968d0b03af1a6b4b9a7963c532bd1f833cdc38522d9ae66","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-10603","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-10702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}