Slop chests

boots or shoes; hats or caps; underclothing; outer clothing; foul weather clothing; everything necessary for the wear of a seaman; and a complete supply of tobacco and blankets. 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. 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. A vessel to which section 11102 of this title applies shall be provided with a slop chest containing sufficient clothing for the intended voyage for each seaman, including— (Source: (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 578.))