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title: "46 U.S.C. § 10317"
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chapter_name: "FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 10317 - Loss of lien and right to wages
## Text
A master or seaman by any agreement other than one provided for in this chapter may not forfeit the masters or seamans lien on the vessel or be deprived of a remedy to which the master or seaman otherwise would be entitled for the recovery of wages. A stipulation in an agreement inconsistent with this chapter, or a stipulation by which a seaman consents to abandon a right to wages if the vessel is lost, or to abandon a right the seaman may have or obtain in the nature of salvage, is void.
(Pub. L. 9889, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 568.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code) 1031746:600 Section 10317 prohibits a master or seaman from entering into an agreement which forfeits his or her lien on the vessel or other remedy for recovery of wages, and renders such agreements void.