47 U.S.C. § 358
Section 358 · Masters control over operations
Amended 3 times on record
Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case National Labor Relations Board v. Sea-Land Service, Inc. (1988)
Most recently applied in National Labor Relations Board v. Sea-Land Service, Inc. (February 1988)
The radio installation, the operators, the regulation of their watches, the transmission and receipt of messages, and the radio service of the ship except as they may be regulated by law or international agreement, or by rules and regulations made in pursuance thereof, shall in the case of a ship of the United States be under the supreme control of the master.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Effective Date
Section effective May 20, 1937, see section 16 of act May 20, 1937, set out as a note under section 351 of this title.