[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: 29CFR783.48] [Page 661-662] 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. 783.48 Factors determining application of exemptions. The application of the exemptions provided by section 13(a)(14) and section 13(b)(6) of the Act is determined in accordance with their language and [[Page 662]] scope as explained in Sec. Sec. 783.24, 783.25, and 783.27, with regard to the principles set forth in Sec. 783.20 and the legislative history and judicial construction outlined in Sec. Sec. 783.28 through 783.30. Whether a particular employee is exempt depends on what he does, as explained in Sec. Sec. 783.31 through 783.37. Whether he is exempt from the overtime pay provisions only or from minimum wages as well depends on whether his employment is or is not on an American vessel, which is determined as indicated in Sec. Sec. 783.38 through 783.42. In addition, sections 13(a)(14) and 13(b)(6), like other exemptions in the Act, apply on a workweek basis as mentioned in Sec. 783.43 and explained in Sec. Sec. 783.49 and 783.50.