[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 8, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 8CFR258.1]

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                     TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
 
      CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (IMMIGRATION AND 
                             NATURALIZATION)
 
PART 258_LIMITATIONS ON PERFORMANCE OF LONGSHORE WORK BY ALIEN 
CREWMEN--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  258.1  Limitations--General.

    (a) Longshore work defined. Longshore work means any activity 
relating to the loading and unloading of cargo, the operation of cargo-
related equipment [whether or not integral to the vessel], and the 
handling of mooring lines on the dock when the vessel is made fast or 
let go, in the United States or the coastal waters thereof.
    (1) Longshore work is not included in the term ``normal operation 
and service on board a vessel'' for the purposes of section 
101(a)(15)(D)(i) of the Act except as provided in sections 258 (c) or 
(d) of the Act.
    (2) A vessel that uses nonimmigrant crewmen to perform longshore 
work, other than the activities allowed in particular circumstances 
under Sec.  258.2 (a)(2), (b), or (c) of this part, shall be subject to 
a fine under section 251(d) of the Act.
    (b) Port defined. For purposes of this section, the term port means 
a geographic area, either on a seacoast, lake, river, or other navigable 
body of water, which contains one or more publicly or privately owned 
terminals, piers, docks, or maritime facilities, which is commonly 
regarded as a port by other government maritime related agencies, such 
as the Maritime Administration.