Talk:Merchant Marine Act of 1920

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Is there not a lot more to the "Jones Act" than the "sailors rights" part? - Marshman 19:20, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Yes. I believe a major implication of the act is that only US Flagged ships can be used as transportation between US ports. I.e. a "foreign" ship cannot be used to move passengers, or freight, between NY and Boston. Today (Sept 1, 2005) President Bush mentioned that they are in the processes of waiving it in light of Hurricane Katrina damage to US energy infrastructure. Source: personal recollection.

This article really needs to be split up into two articles because there are two separate Jones Acts--one of which deals with ownership of U.S. Flag Vessels and the other of which deals with Seamen's Personal Injuries.

Not true. It's all part of the same "Merchant Marine Act of 1920". Though there is alot to the act that should be added to the article. You can read the full text (if you are into that sort of stuff) here. [1] Pjbflynn 03:34, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Commonly referred to as...

So, for starters, it doesn't make sense to say that "[Subject] is commonly referred to as [subject]." Also, it is commonly referred to as the Jones Act, as the first page on a Google search shows [2]. In nearly twenty years in the maritime trades, I've never heard it referred to as anything but Jones Act. Furthermore, as Jones Act redirects here, there must be at least some mention of the relevance. Pjbflynn 02:28, 30 August 2007 (UTC)