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Crew, as meaning a member of the flight crew or a cabin attendant, cabin attendants are specifically excluded from the flight crew in the definition of 'cabin attendant', Air Navigation Order, 1989, SI 1989/2004, Art. 106(1) (UK) Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 2, para 1365, p. 672....
Crew-flight
Crew-flight, means those members of the crew of the aircraft who respectively undertakes to act as pilot, flight navigator, flight engineer and flight radio operation of the Aircraft, Air Navigation Order, 1989, SI 1989/2004, Art. 106(1) (UK) Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 2, para 1344, p. 664...
Barratry
Barratry, 1. Usually called 'common barratry,' the common moving of suits and quarrels in disturbance of the peace, either in courts or elsewhere.The punishment is fine and imprisonment; 'and if the offender belonged to the profession of the law he was disabled from practising for the future, by 12 Geo. 1, c. 29, s. 4, which is unrepealed, though long obsolete.2. In marine assurance, the commission of any fraud upon the owners or insurers of a ship by the master or crew, as deserting her, sinking her, or doing any act which may subject her to arrest, detention, loss, or forfeiture, etc. It is the practice in most countries to insure against barratry. Many foreign jurists hold that it comprehends every fault which the master and crew can commit, whether it arises from fraud, negligence, unskilfulness, or mere imprudence. But in this country it is ruled that no act of the master or crew shall be deemed barratry, unless it proceed from a criminal or fraudulent motive.-see Arnould, or Chal...
National insurance
National insurance. The (English) National Insur-ance Act, 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5, c. 55), introduced by Mr. Lloyd George, established a wide system of compulsory state insurance covering both ill-health and unemployment, which is based upon premiums contributed in part by the employer, in part by the employee, and in part by the State. The Act consisted of three parts, the first dealing with National Health Insurance, the second with Unemployment Insurance, and the third contained miscellaneous provisions. This Act remained the basis of National Health Insurance, although the subject of very extensive amendment, until the National Health Insurance Act, 1924, consolidated the law. The law has been consolidated again by the (English) National Health Insurance Act, 1936 (26 Geo. 5, and 1 Edw. 8, c. 32), amends and repeals the whole of the Acts passed in 1920, 1922, 1924 and 1928. The arrangement is as follows:-Part I. Insured Persons and Contributions.Part II. Benefits.Part III. Approved Soc...
barratry
barratry pl: -tries [Middle French baraterie deception, from barater to deceive, cheat] 1 : an unlawful act or fraudulent breach of duty by a ship's master or crew that injures the interests of the ship's or cargo's owners often used in marine insurance policies NOTE: Examples of barratry include embezzling cargo, stealing a ship's equipment, or willfully sinking a ship. 2 : the persistent incitement of litigation ...
Inchmaree clause
Inchmaree clause [after Inchmaree, a British steamer whose 1884 sinking in Liverpool harbor resulted in its formulation] : a clause in a marine insurance policy that covers damage or loss caused by the negligence of a vessel's own captain or crew or by any defect in the ship's hull or machinery ...
jones act
jones act Federal statute passed in 1920 providing that a seaman injured in the course of his employment by the negligence of the owner, master or fellow crew members can recover damages for his injuries. (46 U.S.C. Sec. 688) Source: FindLaw ...
piracy
piracy pl: -cies 1 : an act of robbery esp. on the high seas ;specif : an illegal act of violence, detention, or plunder committed for private ends by crew or passengers of a private ship or aircraft against another ship or aircraft on the high seas or in a place outside the jurisdiction of any state see also aircraft piracy Article I of the Constitution in the back matter 2 a : the unauthorized copying, distribution, or use of another's production (as a film) esp. in infringement of a copyright [software ] b : the unauthorized use, interception, or receipt of encoded communications (as satellite cable programming) esp. to avoid paying fees for use [the statute's purpose is to proscribe the of programming signals "United States v. Harrell, 983 F.2d 36 (1993)"] 3 : the crime of committing piracy ...
protest
protest 1 : a solemn declaration of opinion and usually of disagreement: as a : a solemn written declaration by a notary public or U.S. consul on behalf of the holder of an instrument (as a note) announcing dishonor and declaring the liability of all parties to the instrument for any loss or damage arising from such action ;also : the action of making or causing to be made such a declaration with due service of notice of dishonor b : a declaration made by the master of a ship before a notary, consul, or other authorized officer upon arrival in port after a disaster declaring that any loss was not the fault of the crew but due to the disaster c : a declaration made by a party esp. before or while paying a tax or performing a demanded act by which the declarer asserts that the justice or legality of the tax or act is disputed and that compliance is not voluntary 2 : the act of objecting or a gesture of disapproval ;esp : a usually organized public demonstration of disapproval ...
Bargeman
The man who manages a barge or one of the crew of a barge...
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