maritime service. Maritime law. Work performed in connection with a ship or commerce on navigable waters, such as service to preserve a ship’s crew, cargo, or equipment. — Also termed marine service. [Cases: Admiralty 13. C.J.S. Admiralty § 44.]
A lien on a vessel, given to secure the claim of a creditor who provided maritime services to the vessel or who suffered an injury from the vessel’s use. — Also termed tacit hypothecation. [Cases: Maritime Liens 1. C.J.S. Maritime Liens §§ 2–3, 7, 13, 16.]
Federal Maritime Lien Act. A statute that confers an automatic lien on anyone who provides a vessel with any of a wide range of goods and services. 46 USCA §§ 31341–31343. — Abbr. FMLA.
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remnants and surpluses. Maritime law. The proceeds remaining from the sale of a ship after claims for seamen’s wages, bottomry bonds, salvage services, and supplies have been paid.
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United States Coast Guard. A military service and armed-forces branch that enforces the federal laws applicable to waters subject to U.S. jurisdiction, administers laws and promulgates regulations for the safety of lives and property on waters under U.S. jurisdiction, carries out maritime rescue operations, performs oceanographic research, and at times serves as a specialized branch
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Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. A federal law designed to provide workers’-compensation benefits to persons, other than seamen, who work in maritime occupations, esp. stevedoring and ship service. 33 USCA §§ 901–950. — Abbr. LHWCA. [Cases: Workers’ Compensation 93, 260, 2085. C.J.S. Workmen’s Compensation §§ 96, 98–99, 170, 1593–1596.] “Employees who are engaged in
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watch, n. Maritime law. 1. A division of a ship’s crew (port or starboard watch). [Cases: Collision 77, 81, 99. C.J.S. Collision §§ 129–137, 143–147.] 2. The division of the day into time periods of service by officers and the crew (four-hour watch). watch, vb. Hist. To stand guard during the night.
condemnation (kon-dem-nay-sh[schwa]n), n. 1. The act of judicially pronouncing someone guilty; conviction. 2. The determination and declaration that certain property (esp. land) is assigned to public use, subject to reasonable compensation; the exercise of eminent domain by a governmental entity. See EMINENT DOMAIN. excess condemnation. A taking of land in excess of the boundaries of
freight forwarder. Maritime law. A person or company whose business is to receive and ship goods for others. • A freight forwarder may be an agent of the cargo’s owner or of the carrier, or may be an independent contractor acting as a principal and assuming the carrier’s responsibility for delivering the cargo. — Also