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title: "46 U.S.C. § 11111"
description: "Limit on amount recoverable on voyage"
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title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 11111 - Limit on amount recoverable on voyage

## Text

When a seaman is on a voyage on which a written agreement is required under this part, not more than $1 is recoverable from the seaman by a person for a debt incurred by the seaman during the voyage for which the seaman is signed on until the voyage is ended.

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 581.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 1111146:602 Section 11111 limits the amount of money recoverable from a seaman for a debt incurred while on a voyage on which a shipping agreement is required.