California Harbors and Navigation Code CHAPTER 3 - Mates and Seamen

• Section 860.
  The mate is the officer next in rank to the master, and in case of the master’s disability the mate becomes the master. By so...
• Section 861.
  All persons employed in the navigation of a vessel, or upon a voyage, other than the master and mate, are seamen within the provisions of...
• Section 862.
  The mate and seamen of a vessel are engaged by the master, and may be discharged by him at any period of the voyage for...
• Section 863.
  A mate or seaman is not bound to go to sea in a vessel that is not seaworthy. If there is reasonable doubt of its...
• Section 864.
  A seaman can not by agreement be deprived of his lien upon the vessel, or of any remedy for the recovery of his wages to...
• Section 865.
  A seaman can not, by special agreement, impair any of his rights, or add to any of his obligations, as defined by law, unless he...
• Section 866.
  Except as otherwise provided by law, the wages of seamen are due when, and so far only as, freightage is earned, unless the loss of...
• Section 867.
  The right of a mate or seaman to wages and provisions begins either from the time he begins work, or from the time specified in...
• Section 868.
  If a voyage is broken up before departure of the vessel, the seamen shall be paid for the time they have served, and they may...
• Section 869.
  When a mate or seaman is wrongfully discharged, or is driven to leave the vessel by the cruelty of the master on the voyage, it...
• Section 870.
  If a vessel is wrecked or lost, a seaman is entitled to his wages up to the time of the loss or wreck, whether freightage...
• Section 871.
  A certificate from the master or chief surviving officer of a vessel, to the effect that a seaman exerted himself to the utmost to save...
• Section 872.
  When a mate or seaman is prevented from rendering service by illness or injury, incurred without his fault in the discharge of his duty on...
• Section 873.
  If a mate or seaman becomes sick or disabled during the voyage, without his fault, the expense of furnishing him with suitable medical advice, medicine,...
• Section 874.
  If a mate or seaman dies during the voyage, his personal representatives are entitled to his wages to the time of his death, if he...
• Section 875.
  A mate or seaman who deserts his vessel without cause, or who is justifiably discharged by the master during the voyage for misconduct, or for...
• Section 876.
  A mate or seaman may not, under any pretext, ship goods on his own account without permission from the master.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

Last modified: October 22, 2018