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legal/us/code/title-46/chapter-115/section-11506.md

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "46 U.S.C. § 11506"
+description: "Carrying sheath knives"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 46
+title_name: "SHIPPING"
+chapter_number: "115"
+chapter_name: "OFFENSES AND PENALTIES"
+section: "11506"
+citation: "46 U.S.C. § 11506"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc46@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s11506"
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+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 46 U.S.C. § 11506 - Carrying sheath knives
+
+## Text
+
+A seaman in the merchant marine may not wear a sheath knife on board a vessel without the consent of the master. The master of a vessel of the United States shall inform each seaman of this prohibition before engagement. A master failing to advise a seaman is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $50.
+
+(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 584.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 1150646:710 Section 11506 prohibits a merchant seaman from carrying a sheath knife without permission of the master, and penalizes a master who does not advise a seaman of this provision.