46 U.S.C. § 10101 — Definitions

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46 U.S.C. § 10101

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46 U.S.C. § 10101.

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In this part—

(1)"master" means the individual having command of a vessel.

(2)"owner" means the person to whom the vessel belongs.

(3)"seaman" means an individual (except scientific personnel, a sailing school instructor, or a sailing school student) engaged or employed in any capacity on board a vessel.

(4)"fishing vessel" includes—

(A)a fish tender vessel; or

(B)a fish processing vessel entered into service before January 1, 1988, and not more than 1,600 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title or entered into service after December 31, 1987, and having not more than 16 individuals on board primarily employed in the preparation of fish

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In this part—
(1) "master" means the individual having command of a vessel.
(2) "owner" means the person to whom the vessel belongs.
(3) "seaman" means an individual (except scientific personnel, a sailing school instructor, or a sailing school student) engaged or employed in any capacity on board a vessel.
(4) "fishing vessel" includes—
(A) a fish tender vessel; or
(B) a fish processing vessel entered into service before January 1, 1988, and not more than 1,600 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title or entered into service after December 31, 1987, and having not more than 16 individuals on board primarily employed in the preparation of fish or fish products.

Tcw Special Credits v. Chloe Z Fishing Company, Inc. v. Juan Barandiaran Alfred Canepa Vjekoslav Gobin Jerko Kurtin Milarad Beader Dani Blaslov Boris Gobin Ivica Gobin Stiven Gobin Damir Koncurat Zoran Kurtin Oliver Svorcina Nejdelko Vitlov Ernes Gobin Dragan Blaslov Dragan Longin Niksa Zlencic, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellees

129 F.3d 1330 (Ninth Circuit, 1997)

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History

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 560; Pub. L. 98–364, title IV, §402(13), July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 449; Pub. L. 98–557, §33(d), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2876; Pub. L. 99–640, §10(b)(3), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3550; Pub. L. 104–324, title VII, §736, Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3941.)

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Section 10101 defines the terms master, seaman, and owner as they apply to merchant seamen's protection and relief.

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Amendments
1996—Par. (4)(B). Pub. L. 104–324 inserted "as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title" after "1,600 gross tons".
1986—Pars. (1), (3). Pub. L. 99–640 struck out "owned by a citizen of the United States" after "vessel".
1984—Par. (4). Pub. L. 98–364, as amended Pub. L. 98–557, added par. (4).

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