{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-11103","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 11103","heading":"Slop chests","body":"(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.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 111—PROTECTION AND RELIEF"],"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":"ac8bb040c4dd5a6eff1624a5d141a3656c119cd0ef800be68e1b1e83a43b7e5e","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-11102","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-11104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}