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A seaman leaves a vessel before it sails from a foreign port. He informs the Chief Officer that he won't return. After the vessel sails, the Chief Officer finds the seaman's work clothes in his locker. How should the Master handle this matter?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Desertion vs. fail to join under U.S. shipping laws and how intent and timing matter • What it means when a seaman clearly informs an officer that they will not sail, before the vessel’s departure • How Masters are expected to document crew actions properly in the official logbook

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• Does the seaman’s clear statement that he will not return before sailing suggest he ever actually joined this voyage, or that he left it after it began? • How does the presence of the seaman’s work clothes in the locker affect your assessment of whether he had already joined the vessel’s complement for this voyage? • Which log entry category best matches a crew member who refuses to sail before departure: not joining as agreed, deserting after the voyage begins, or committing general misconduct?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify how deserter is typically defined: does the vessel already need to have sailed or the voyage commenced? • Check whether fail to join applies to someone assigned who does not report or remain on board at the time of sailing. • Confirm whether misconduct usually involves behavior while actually serving on the voyage, vs. refusal to sail at all.

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