Merchant Seaman Law and Legal Definition
Merchant seaman means a sailor appointed by a private vessel. A merchant seaman is not the same as a person employed in public or military service. The term merchant seaman includes person’s employed Merchant Marine, especially in the U.S., and the Merchant Navy, elsewhere, especially in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries.
Legal Definition list
Related Legal Terms
- Able-Bodied Seaman
- Affiliate of a Futures Commission Merchant, Commodity Trading Advisor, Commodity Pool Operator or Introducing Broker
- Foreign Futures Commission Merchant
- Forward Contract Merchant (Bankruptcy)
- Futures Commission Merchant
- Good and Merchantable Abstract of Title
- Implied Warranty of Merchantability
- Law Merchant
- Leverage Transaction Merchant
- Member of The Merchant Marine
