[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 46, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 46CFR14.301] [Page 247] TITLE 46--SHIPPING CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PART 14_SHIPMENT AND DISCHARGE OF MERCHANT MARINERS--Table of Contents Subpart C_Discharge of Merchant Mariners Sec. 14.301 Paying off of merchant mariner during or after voyage upon which shipping articles are required. Each master or individual in charge of a vessel when shipping articles are required shall complete and sign, and each merchant mariner paid off during or after such a voyage shall sign the articles and otherwise comply with the requirements of this subpart. When signed by the master or individual in charge and by the mariner, the articles constitute a release from the duties to which they bound their parties.