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Coast Guard, DHS

§ 14.213

(e) A ferry, or a tug used in ferrying,
if the vessel is employed exclusively in
trade on the Great Lakes, other lakes,
bays, sounds, bayous, canals, or harbors.
§ 14.205 Production of credentials by
merchant mariner signing shipping
articles.
On engagement for a voyage upon
which shipping articles are required,
each merchant mariner shall present to
the master or individual in charge of
the vessel every document, certificate,
credential, or license required by law
for the service the mariner would perform.
[CGD 94–004, 61 FR 56637, Nov. 4, 1996, as
amended by USCG–2006–24371, 74 FR 11260,
Mar. 16, 2009]

§ 14.207 Content and form of shipping
articles.
(a)(1) The content and form of shipping articles for each vessel of the
United States of 100 gross tons or more
upon a foreign or intercoastal voyage
must conform to the present shipping
articles, form CG-705A, which meets
the requirements of 46 U.S.C. 10302,
10303, 10304, and 10305. The articles
must identify the nature of the voyage
and specify at least the name, the license, MMD, or MMC number, the capacity of service, the time due on board
to begin work, and the name and address of the next of kin of, and the
wages due to each merchant mariner,
either who was discharged or whose
services were otherwise terminated
during the month.
(2) The content and form of articles
for each such vessel upon a coastwise
voyage (including a voyage on the
Great Lakes) must also conform to the
present shipping articles, form CG705A, which meet the requirements of
46 U.S.C. 10502. The articles must specify at least the matter identified by
paragraph (a)(1) of this section, except
that they must not specify the wages
due to the mariner. The wages section
of the form shall be left blank for
coastwise voyages.
(b) Any shipping company that
manually prepares the articles may,
upon request, obtain Shipping Articles,
Form CG-705A, from any Officer in

Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI), of
the Coast Guard.
(c) Any company that electronically
prepares the articles may, upon request
submitted to either address in § 14.103,
obtain a copy of software developed by
the Coast Guard to produce articles in
the proper format. Alternatively, a
company may develop its own software
or buy it off the shelf; but, in either of
these cases, it must secure approval of
the software from the National Maritime Center at either address in
§ 14.103.
[CGD 94–004, 61 FR 56637, Nov. 4, 1996, as
amended by USCG–2006–24371, 74 FR 11260,
Mar. 16, 2009]

§ 14.209 Preparation of shipping articles at beginning of voyage.
Each master or individual in charge
of a vessel when shipping articles are
required shall prepare an original and
two copies of the articles. The original
and one copy must be signed by the
master or individual in charge and by
each merchant mariner; but the second
copy must not be signed by any of
them.
§ 14.211 Posting of copy of shipping articles.
On commencement of a foreign,
intercoastal, or coastwise voyage (including a voyage on the Great Lakes),
each master or individual in charge of
a vessel when shipping articles are required shall ensure that a legible copy
of the articles, unsigned by the mariner, and without the next of kin information, is posted at a place accessible
to the crew.
§ 14.213 Report of shipment of merchant mariner.
(a) When a vessel of the United
States sails upon a foreign, intercoastal, or coastwise voyage (excluding
a voyage on the Great Lakes), each
master or individual in charge shall, at
the commencement of the voyage, send
one copy of shipping articles, signed by
the master and by each merchant mariner, to the owner, charterer, or managing operator. The master shall keep
the original throughout the voyage and
enter in it all charges made to the crew
during the voyage.

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