29 C.F.R. § 783.38
Statutory definition of “American vessel”
The provisions of section 6(b)(2) prescribe special methods for computing minimum wages and hours worked under the Act which are applicable only to seamen who are employed on American vessels. An “American vessel”, which would appear to signify a vessel of the United States as distinguished from a foreign vessel, “includes”, under the terms of the definition in section 3(p) of the Act, “any vessel which is documented or numbered under the laws of the United States.” The Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Customs and the United States Coast Guard, respectively, are responsible for documentation and numbering of vessels.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2007–2014 · leading case: Keith Coffin v. Blessey Marine Servs., In, 771 F.3d 276 (5th Cir. 2014).
Keith Coffin v. Blessey Marine Servs., In, 771 F.3d 276 (5th Cir. 2014). “29 C.F.R. § 783.38 . Blessey has produced undisputed evidence evincing that these vessel-based tankermen performed their loading and unloading duties with an eye toward navigation and were required to perform such duties safely so that the vessel could safely operate on inland…”
Kaluom v. Stolt Offshore, Inc., 474 F. Supp. 2d 866 (S.D. Tex. 2007). “Defendant urges the Court to reject interpreting such an instruction as indicating that a foreign vessel can be deemed an American vessel, pointing out that 29 C.F.R. § 783.38 states: “An ‘American vessel’, which would appear to signify a vessel of the United States as…”
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