§ 8901 Freight vessels
§ 8902 Small passenger vessels
§ 8903 Self-propelled, uninspected passenger vessels
§ 8904 Towing vessels
§ 8905 Exemptions
§ 8906 Penalty

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Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 46 > Subtitle II > Part F > Chapter 89 - Small Vessel Manning

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • vessel: includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water. See 1 USC 3
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.