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seaman

seaman sailors mariners and persons whose business is navigating ships or


Able-bodied seaman

able bodied seaman see a b


Seaman

seaman is a person who assists in the navigation and operation


Advance note

ship or their agents issued by the captain to a seaman for a sum not exceeding a month s wages payable


jones act

jones act federal statute passed in 1920 providing that a seaman injured in the course of his employment by the negligence


beachcomber

a vagrant seaman usually of low character who loiters about seaports particularly on


Deserter

to whom he owes service especially a soldier or a seaman who abandons the service without leave one guilty of desertion


Landman

a man who lives or serves on land opposed to seaman


Landsman

one who lives on the land opposed to seaman


Mariner

one whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships a seaman or sailor


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