{"code":"HNC","codeName":"Harbors and Navigation Code","section":"492","citation":"Harb. & Nav. Code, § 492","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. VESSELS [399. - 786.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/harbors-and-navigation-code/division-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Civil Actions and Liens [450. - 509.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/harbors-and-navigation-code/division-3/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Actions Against Vessels [490. - 497.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/harbors-and-navigation-code/division-3/chapter-2/article-3"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The master of a vessel has a general lien, independent of possession, upon the vessel and freightage, for advances necessarily made or liability necessarily incurred by him for the benefit of the vessel, but he has no lien for wages.</p>","text":"The master of a vessel has a general lien, independent of possession, upon the vessel and freightage, for advances necessarily made or liability necessarily incurred by him for the benefit of the vessel, but he has no lien for wages.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/harbors-and-navigation-code/actions-against-vessels-492","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}