§ 10501. Application
(a)
Except for a vessel to which chapter
103 of this title applies, this chapter applies to a vessel of at least 50 gross tons as measured under section
14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section
14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section
14104 of this title on a voyage between a port in one State and a port in another State (except an adjoining State).
(b)
This chapter does not apply to a vessel on which the seamen are entitled by custom or agreement to share in the profit or result of a voyage.