1625-0012 Stat/Authority

§ 14.301

46 CFR Ch. I (10–1–12 Edition)

(b) (1) When a vessel of the United
States sails exclusively on the Great
Lakes, each master or individual in
charge shall, at the commencement of
the season, or once the vessel is put
into service, whichever occurs earlier,
send one copy of articles, signed by the
master and by each mariner, to the
owner, charterer, or managing operator.
(2) The master or individual in
charge shall every 60 days send supplementary particulars of engagement
covering each mariner engaged during
this period, signed by the master and
by each mariner, to the owner,
charterer, or managing operator.
(3) The master of individual in charge
shall, at the close of the season, or
once the vessel is withdrawn from service, whichever occurs later, send articles, signed by the master and by each
mariner, to the owner, charterer, or
managing operator.
(c) When a vessel of the United
States sales exclusively on bays or
sounds, each master or individual in
charge shall, at least every 60 days,
send articles, signed by the master and
by each mariner, to the owner, charter,
or managing operator.
(d) Any person who fails to comply
with the requirements of this section is
subject to a civil penalty of $5,000.

Subpart C—Discharge of
Merchant Mariners
§ 14.301 Paying off of merchant mariner during or after voyage upon
which shipping articles are required.
Each master or individual in charge
of a vessel when shipping articles are
required shall complete and sign, and
each merchant mariner paid off during
or after such a voyage shall sign the
articles and otherwise comply with the
requirements of this subpart. When
signed by the master or individual in
charge and by the mariner, the articles
constitute a release from the duties to
which they bound their parties.
§ 14.303 Discharge of merchant mariner in foreign port.
Upon the discharge of any mariner in
a foreign port, the master shall make
the required entries on the ship’s arti-

cles. Upon the request of the master or
a mariner, the consular officer shall
discharge the mariner in accordance
with the requirements of 46 U.S.C.
10318.
§ 14.305 Entries
charge book.

in

continuous

If the merchant mariner holds a continuous discharge book, the master or
individual in charge of the vessel shall
make the proper entries in it.
§ 14.307 Entries on certificate of discharge.
(a) Each master or individual in
charge of a vessel shall, for each merchant mariner being discharged from
the vessel, prepare a certificate of discharge and two copies; whether by
writing or typing them on the prescribed form with permanent ink or
generating them from computer in the
prescribed format; and shall sign them
with permanent ink. The prescribed
format for a certificate of discharge is
the same as the present form CG-718A
(Rev. 3–85). The left portion of the form
has the mariner’s printed name, signature, citizenship, MMD or MMC number; the certification statement, date
and the master’s signature. The right
portion of the form contains the rate/
rank the mariner is serving on the voyage, date and place of shipment, date
and place of discharge, name of the vessel, name of the operating company, official number of the vessel, class of the
vessel, and the nature of the voyage.
(b) Each mariner being discharged
shall sign the certificate and both copies with permanent ink.
(c) When the mariner leaves the vessel, the master or individual in charge
shall give the original certificate to
the mariner.
(d) Except as directed by § 14.313, the
shipping company shall keep both copies of the certificate.
(e) The company shall provide copies
of certificates of discharge to the mariner and the Coast Guard upon request.
[CGD 94–004, 61 FR 56637, Nov. 4, 1996, as
amended by USCG-2002–13058, 67 FR 61278,
Sept. 30, 2002; USCG–2006–24371, 74 FR 11260,
Mar. 16, 2009]

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