Jones Act Seaman
The Jones Act applies to seamen who are injured while working in service to a vessel.
 The Jones Act statute does
not define who qualifies as a seaman and it is often difficult for a maritime worker to make the determination about seaman status on his own. A seaman has been defined by the U.S. Supreme Court as a master or member of a crew of any vessel. To elaborate on this definition, the court uses a three part test to determine seaman status for maritime workers. First, the worker must be assigned to a vessel, or an identifiable fleet of vessels, in operation on a navigable waterway. Second, the duties of the worker must contribute to the vessel’s
function or mission. Third, the connection to the vessel must be substantial
in both time and nature.
If you want to know more on this subject, please read the discussion
of Jones Act Seaman Status and the
three part test used to determine seaman status.
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