---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "stII/ptG/ch115"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 115"
heading: "Offenses and Penalties"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/46/stII-ptG-ch115"
sections_count: 7
---

# Chapter 115 — Offenses and Penalties

Title 46 — Shipping › Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen › Part G — Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief

## Sections

- [§11501. Penalties for specified offenses](/usc/46/11501.md)
- [§11502. Entry of offenses in logbook](/usc/46/11502.md)
- [§11503. Duties of consular officers related to insubordination](/usc/46/11503.md)
- [§11504. Enforcement of forfeitures](/usc/46/11504.md)
- [§11505. Disposal of forfeitures](/usc/46/11505.md)
- [§11506. Carrying sheath knives](/usc/46/11506.md)
- [§11507. Surrender of offending officers](/usc/46/11507.md)