((a)) A vessel to which applies shall be provided with a slop chest containing sufficient clothing for the intended voyage for each seaman, including—

((1)) boots or shoes;

((2)) hats or caps;

((3)) underclothing;

((4)) outer clothing;

((5)) foul weather clothing;

((6)) everything necessary for the wear of a seaman; and

((7)) a complete supply of tobacco and blankets.

((b)) Merchandise in the slop chest shall be sold to a seaman desiring it, for the use of the seaman, at a profit of not more than 10 percent of the reasonable wholesale value of the merchandise at the port at which the voyage began.

((c)) This section does not apply to a vessel on a voyage to Canada, Bermuda, the West Indies, Mexico, or Central America, or a fishing or whaling vessel.