[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]

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                             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