Definitions

Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall be applicable: (a) “Commonwealth vessel” means any vessel registered with the Commonwealth government; (b) “Crew” means collectively the persons, other than officers and the master, serving in any capacity on board a vessel; (c) “Director” means the Director of Commerce and Labor or a person or board established by law to make rules and regulations not contrary to the provisions of this chapter relating to conditions and terms of employment, benefits, and other necessary matters concerning the rights of seamen; (d) “Fishing vessel” means any vessel used for catching any living creature at sea; (e) “Foreign trade” means trade between foreign countries or between the Commonwealth and foreign countries; (f) “Master” means any person having command of a vessel; (g) “Seamen” means any or all members of a crew and officers other than the master and pilots, employed or engaged in any capacity on board any vessel; (h) “Shipowner” includes the charterer of any vessel where he mans, victuals, and navigates the vessel at his own expense or by his own procurement. Source: 19 TTC § 202. Commission Comment: With respect to the reference to the “Director of Commerce and Labor,” see Executive Order 94-3 (effective August 23, 1994), reorganizing the executive branch, changing agency names and official titles, and effecting other changes, set forth in the Commission comment to 1 CMC § 2001; see also the comment to 4 CMC § 9212.