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Alien
was born within twelve months after 1st August, 1922; and (c) Any person born on board a British ship whether in foreign territorial waters or not: Provided that the child of a British subject, whether that child
Passage Broker
Passage Broker, any person who sells or lets steerage passages in any ship proceeding from the British Islands to any place out of Europe, not within the Mediterranean (see Merchant Shipping
Mercantile Marine Fund
Mercantile Marine Fund, a fund consisting, under ss. 676-679 of the (English) Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, of the fees paid on survey and measurement of ships, money arising from unclaimed property of
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Navigation acts
Navigation acts, restricting the import or export of goods except in British bottoms, i.e., in ships the owners of which and the large proportion of the crews of which were British, were various enactments
Navy
Navy [fr. navis, Lat., a ship], an assemblage of ships, commonly ships of war; a fleet. [S. 57(3), Indian Evidence Act] The discipline of
Official Log-book
a certain form, and containing certain specified entries required by ss. 239 and 240 of the (English) Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, re-enacting ss. 280-282 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, to be kept by all British merchant
Seaworthy
Seaworthy, a term applied to a ship, indicating that she is, in every respect, fit for her voyage. It is provided in all charter-parties that
Perils of the sea
to natural causes, as captures by pirates, and losses by collision, where no blame is attachable to either ship, or at all events to the injured ship. It was held by the House of Lords in Hamilton,
Piracy
the time or of immediately before or immediately after committing the crime of piracy in respect of any ship or vessel, shall assault, with intent to murder, any person being on board of or belonging to such
Stevedore
Stevedore [fr. estivar,Sp., to stow], a person employed to stow a cargo on board a ship. See the (English) Merchant Shipping (Stevedores and Trimmers) Act, 1911. --a stevedore is a mere handler of goods
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