CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER B—MERCHANT MARINE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN (parts 10 to 16) > PART 14—SHIPMENT AND DISCHARGE OF MERCHANT MARINERS > SUBPART B—Shipment of Merchant Mariners (§14.201 to §14.213) > 14.209—Preparation of shipping articles at beginning of voyage.

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.