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He was an able seaman for 30 years, then he retired from the merchant navy.
Yes, I am both a type 2 diabetic and a merchant seaman
No, Merchant Seaman are civilians, certain people who worked as Merchant Seaman during World War two were granted veterans status, but they were not military personnel, in fact, during World War two if a Merchant Seaman who was otherwise fit for military service, was not employed on a ship for more than thirty days they were drafted into the Army. Merchant Seaman who sailed during all other wars have not been granted veterans status. The term Merchant Marine refers to an industry, just like the terms commercial airlines, or railroads refer to industries. The fact that the Government contracts with private companies to move military cargo does not not make merchant seaman military personnel. Any civilian in a war zone is subject to the UCMJ, whether a reporter for NBC news, a Merchant Seaman, or a contractor. if more information go to the MARAD page Military to Mariners what the Merchant Marine and What it is not.
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Merchant Seamanship early years ago.
Merchant Seaman Protection and the Jones act are the same thing. Their primary function is to protect sailors that get injured on the job so that they can get coverage for injuries and lost time.
Not necessarily in the commercial merchant fleet, but for the Merchant Marine, yes. The U.S. Merchant Marine is actually a branch of the Armed Forces.
A Norwegian merchant seaman named Arne Peterssen in 1954.
D.B.S. stands for Distressed British Seaman. If a seaman has been hospitalised, or has had to leave the ship upon which he sailing, whilst in any foreign country, he is brought home in another ship as a D.B.S.
It is a log that merchant seaman use to log their discharges from ships so they are not found to have abandoned a ship illegally.
The answer is that no-one knows but the first recorded case was in a merchant seaman from the UK back in the 1950's.
If you get a SPECWAR contract before shipping.