[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 29, Volume 3] [Revised as of July 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 29CFR783.17] [Page 652] TITLE 29--LABOR CHAPTER V--WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PART 783_APPLICATION OF THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT TO EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED AS SEAMEN--Table of Contents Sec. 783.17 ``American vessel''. Section 3(p) of the Act, added by the 1961 Amendments, defines ``American vessel'' to include ``any vessel which is documented or numbered under the laws of the United States.'' This definition and its effect with respect to the application of the Act to employment of individuals as seamen are discussed in subsequent sections of this part. Application in General of the Act's Provisions