The Men on Deck: Master, Mates and Crew, Their Duties and ResponsibilitiesRiesenberg, Felix
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The Men on Deck: Master, Mates and Crew, Their Duties and Responsibilities
Riesenberg, Felix
Merchant marine -- United States; Navigation; Sailors
Neither the officers, seamen, nor other persons employed on any such
steamship or other vessel shall visit or frequent any part of the vessel
provided or assigned to the use of such passengers, except by the
direction or permission of the master of such vessel first made or given
for such purpose; and every officer, seaman, or other person employed on
board of such vessel who shall violate the provisions of this section
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and may be fined not exceeding
one hundred dollars, and be imprisoned not exceeding twenty days, for
each violation; and the master of such vessel who directs or permits any
officer, seaman, or other person employed on board the vessel to visit
or frequent any part of the vessel provided for or assigned to the use
of such passengers, or the compartments or spaces occupied by such
passengers, except for the purpose of doing or performing some necessary
act or duty as an officer, seaman, or other person employed on board of
the vessel, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and may be fined
not more than one hundred dollars for each time he directs or permits
the provisions of this section to be violated. A copy of this section,
written or printed in the language or principal languages of the
passengers on board, shall, by or under the direction of the master of
the vessel, be posted in a conspicuous place on the forecastle and in
the several parts of the vessel provided and assigned for the use of
such passengers, and in each compartment or space occupied by such
passengers, and the same shall be kept so posted during the voyage; and
if the said master neglects so to do, he shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars. (Sec.
7.)
Explosives; cattle.
It shall not be lawful to take, carry, or have on board of any such
steamship or other vessel any nitro-glycerine, dynamite, or any other
explosive article or compound, nor any vitriol or like acids, nor
gunpowder, except for the ship's use, nor any article or number of
articles, whether as a cargo or ballast, which, by reason of the nature
or quantity or mode of storage thereof, shall, either singly or
collectively, be likely to endanger the health or lives of the
passengers or the safety of the vessel, and horses, cattle, or other
animals taken on board of or brought in any such vessel shall not be
carried on any deck below the deck on which passengers are berthed, nor
in any compartment in which passengers are berthed, nor in any adjoining
compartment except in a vessel built of iron, and of which the
compartments are divided off by water-tight bulkheads extending to the
upper deck. For every violation of any of the provisions of this section
the master of the vessel shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned for
a period not exceeding one year. (Sec. 8.)
Boarding vessel; passenger list.
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