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navigable waters

navigable waters : waters that are capable of being navigated (as for … the national goal that the discharge of pollutants into the navigable waters be eliminated by 1985 "U.S. Code"]

Oil in Navigable Waters Act, 1922 (English)

Oil in Navigable Waters Act, 1922 (English) (12 & 13 Geo. 5, c. 39).

navigable water

navigable water Any body of water that is usable for commerce … navigable water Any body of water that is usable for commerce or

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Perils of the sea

means perils, dangers and accidents of the sea or other navigable waters is an expression meaning perils, or accidents peculiar to sea … an expression meaning perils, or accidents peculiar to sea or navigable waters, which could not have been reasonably foreseen and guarded against

Navigate

a vessel or ship to perform the duties of a navigator to use the waters as a highway or channel for

Wharf

(10 Geo. 5, c. clxxiii.). A structure on shore of navigable waters, to which a vessel can be brought for loading or

Navigation

water in ships or other vessels the state of being navigable … The act of navigating the act of passing on water in ships or other vessels the state of being navigable

vessel

of passengers, cargo or equipment from place to place across navigable waters. Source: FindLaw

contract

navigation, business, or commerce of the high seas or other navigable waters and falling within the jurisdiction of the admiralty court nom·i·nate

longshore and harbor workers' compensation act

other than seamen, who work in maritime employment upon the navigable waters of the United States. (33 U.S.C.A. Sec. 901) Source: FindLaw

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