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CFR	Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to ESA

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

• Section Number: 783.17
• Section Name: ``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.