seaman

Maritime law. Under the Jones Act and the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, a person who is attached to a navigating vessel as an employee below the rank of officer and contributes to the function of the vessel or the accomplishment of its mission.

• Seamen’s injuries are covered under the Jones Act and the general maritime law.

— Also termed crew member; mariner; member of a crew. See JONES ACT. Cf. STEVEDORE. [Cases: Seamen 2. C.J.S. Seamen §§ 2–3, 155.]

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