((a)) A seaman who fails to be on board at the time contained in the agreement required by , without having given 24 hours’ notice of inability to do so, shall forfeit, for each hour’s lateness, one-half of one day’s pay to be deducted from the seaman’s wages if the lateness is recorded in the official logbook on the date of the violation.
((b)) A seaman who does not report at all or subsequently deserts forfeits all wages.
((c)) This section does not apply to a fishing or whaling vessel or a yacht.