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Death on the High Seas Act U.S. Code - Title 46 |
Jones Act This is an internal link with the text of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (Jones Act), from Title 46 of the U.S. Code. This is an internal link bringing you to a page within this website. It is not an external website or webpage for the U.S. Code. |
Jones Act Merchant Marine Act of 1920 |
Death on the High Seas Act This is an internal link with the text of the Death on the High Seas Act, from Title 46 of the U.S. Code. This is an internal link bringing you to a page within this website. It is not an external website or webpage for the U.S. Code. |
The London Maritime Arbitrators Association is an association of practicing maritime arbitrators founded in 1960. In 2004, they received almost 2750 new arbitration appointments and published more than 400 awards. Other than Lloyd's Open Form salvage claims, cases are heard under the Arbitration Act of 1996. The LMAA also offers Small Claims Procedure, Fast and Low Cost Arbitration, and Mediation Services. |
Maritime Law and Commercial Fishing This is an internal link with the text of an article from the May 2005 Commercial Fisheries News. The article outlines legal rights of commercial fishermen injured in the course of their employment. It explains negligence, unseaworthiness, the Jones Act, and seaman status. Many of the issues raised in the article apply to other commercial mariners as well, including deep water merchant seamen as well as inland, brown water commercial seamen. |
Links foLinks to sites that can be helpful to ocean going merchant marine seamen, commercial fishermen, tugboat and brown water towboat crews, commercial divers, paid yacht crews and more |
This information is offered to be useful for water taxi crews, party boat crews, marine employees classified as Jones Act seamen, persons injured in recreational boating accidents or injured at sea in the service of a commercial vessel. |
Important reading for all mariners...Tim covers the new incident reporting regs. Until January 2006, the categories of reportable incidents were (1.) death of an individual, (2.) serious injury to an individual, (3.) material loss of property, (4.) material damage affecting the seaworthiness of a vessel. Significant that needs to be reported as a marine casualty. Read the article...click here. To go to the website for Workboat magazine, click links on the main menu bar and click commercial links...Workboat is at the top of the page. |
What is Mesothelioma? Mesothelioma is a cancer associated with exposure to asbestos. Along with asbestosis and lung cancer, it is one of the known respiratory hazards of employment in industries that utilized asbestos containing materials. Maritime jobs that had the possibility of exposing one to asbestos traditionally included shipyard workers, ship breaking workers, seagoing marine engineers, firemen, watertenders, oilers, wipers and engine room utilitymen. However, ships built in the United States today should no longer incorporate asbestos containing materials for insulation and use in valve and pump packings. It is noteworthy that some of these very positions have disappeared from the inventory of shipboard maritime jobs due to the lack of appeal steam turbine propulsion holds for shipowners. Job titles such firemen or watertender were for positions that don’t really have an equivalent with a diesel plant. Seagoing maritime jobs that could have the potential for asbestos exposure tend to be on older vessels. For instance, vessels such as ex-Army bow tugs and ships built in the 50’s, 60’s or 70’ s could have environmental and occupational safety and health issues to resolve, such as asbestos removal and PCB removal. Despite the substitution of alternative materials for asbestos insulation and valve packing, workers engaged in shipbreaking, ship repair and demolition still have a chance of asbestos exposure within the course of their jobs. There have been well-known lawsuits and class action lawsuits for mesothelioma and asbestosis brought by shipyard workers, insulation industry workers and power house workers who had been exposed to these harmful fibers. |
Click for more Maritime Law Links about important cases for seamen's injuries, liability in a collision, liability in an accident, limitation of liability and more. |