46 U.S.C. § 10701

Application

(a)

Except as otherwise specifically provided, this chapter applies to a vessel on a voyage between—

(1)

a port of the United States and a port in a foreign country (except a port in Canada, Mexico, and the West Indies); and

(2)

a port of the United States on the Atlantic Ocean and a port of the United States on the Pacific Ocean.

(b)

This chapter does not apply to a vessel on which a seaman by custom or agreement is entitled to share in the profit or result of a voyage.

(c)

This chapter does not apply to a foreign vessel.

( Pub. L. 98–89 , Aug. 26, 1983 , 97 Stat. 572 .)