46 U.S.C. § 7301 — General
submitted 43 years ago by Pub. L. 98-89 to r/title-46-SHIPPING · 80 words · no verdicts yet
This section defines “service on deck,” converts 360 days into one year of service, and defines a day as 8 hours of labor or duty. The Secretary may issue regulations to carry out the chapter.
(a) In this chapter—
(1) “service on deck” means service in the deck department in work related to the work usually performed on board vessels by able seamen and may include service on fishing, fish processing, fish tender vessels and on public vessels of the United States;
(2) 360 days is equal to one year’s service; and
(3) a day is equal to 8 hours of labor or duty.
(b) The Secretary may prescribe regulations to carry out this chapter.
In this chapter—
“service on deck” means service in the deck department in work related to the work usually performed on board vessels by able seamen and may include service on fishing, fish processing, fish tender vessels and on public vessels of the United States;
360 days is equal to one year’s service; and
a day is equal to 8 hours of labor or duty.
The Secretary may prescribe regulations to carry out this chapter.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 541; Pub. L. 98–364, title IV, § 402(9)(B), July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 448.)
- 1983Enacted · Pub. L. 98-89 · 97 Stat. 541
- 1984Amended · Pub. L. 98-364 · 98 Stat. 448
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 98-89 on 1983-08-26.
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