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title: "46 U.S.C. § 30103"
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title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
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citation: "46 U.S.C. § 30103"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 30103 - Liability of master, mate, engineer, and pilot
## Text
A person may bring a civil action against a master, mate, engineer, or pilot of a vessel, and recover damages, for personal injury or loss caused by the masters, mates, engineers, or pilots—
(1) negligence or willful misconduct; or
(2) neglect or refusal to obey the laws governing the navigation of vessels.
(Pub. L. 109304, § 6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1510.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3010346 App.:491 (words after semicolon).R.S. § 4493 (words after semicolon). Before paragraph (1), the words “bring a civil action” are substituted for “sue” for consistency with rule 2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 App. U.S.C.). In paragraph (1), the word “carelessness” is omitted as included in “negligence”.