46 USC § 11112 - Master’s lien for wages

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title: "46 USC § 11112 - Master’s lien for wages"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "11112"
section_name: "Master’s lien for wages"
chapter_number: 111
chapter_name: "PROTECTION AND RELIEF"
part_number: "G"
part_name: "Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 99–307, § 1(19)(B), May 19, 1986, 100 Stat. 446.)"
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# § 11112. Master’s lien for wages

The master of a documented vessel has the same lien against the vessel for the master’s wages and the same priority as any other seaman serving on the vessel.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 99–307, § 1(19)(B), May 19, 1986, 100 Stat. 446.)