Austria, as a landlocked country, does not maintain a shipping administration for inspections, trainings etc. This is why Austria flags only small recreational vessels. Austria does not allow gainful charter under its flag. I don’t think that Austria considers honest cost-sharing as charter though.
I think you once stated Hackspiel was from the insurance industry. The irony is he now finds himself in a situation where because of potential policy violations he may not receive any settlement (assuming he had insurance)
The Jones Act does not apply to international voyages. Sailing out of the USA to International destinations does not fall under the Jones Act and that's precisely what all the cruise ships do to get around this problem. The Jones Act does not protect guests on passenger ships. However, it does have some implications for cruise ships or vessels that sail solely within the U.S. These ships must be U.S.-flagged and comply with U.S. labor, safety, and environmental regulations.
That's why the lawyer quoted said Austrian law or treaty applied on the offshore leg. Since then the skipper acknowledged he was traveling between two US ports.
Austria, as a landlocked country, does not maintain a shipping administration for inspections, trainings etc. This is why Austria flags only small recreational vessels. Austria does not allow gainful charter under its flag. I don’t think that Austria considers honest cost-sharing as charter though.
Thanks for that nugget.
I think you once stated Hackspiel was from the insurance industry. The irony is he now finds himself in a situation where because of potential policy violations he may not receive any settlement (assuming he had insurance)
I wonder if they're still tracking Time Aut's location.
If he advertised berths -- in any way -- and people he didn't know before showed up to "share expenses,"
THEN IT'S A CHARTER.
Let the admiralty law dogs chew on the bone.
We all know the difference between a charter and friends on a cruise.
Oh, and BTW, don't get off your boat until you have to step UP into the raft.
Or it's on fire from stem to stern.
The Jones Act does not apply to international voyages. Sailing out of the USA to International destinations does not fall under the Jones Act and that's precisely what all the cruise ships do to get around this problem. The Jones Act does not protect guests on passenger ships. However, it does have some implications for cruise ships or vessels that sail solely within the U.S. These ships must be U.S.-flagged and comply with U.S. labor, safety, and environmental regulations.
That's why the lawyer quoted said Austrian law or treaty applied on the offshore leg. Since then the skipper acknowledged he was traveling between two US ports.
copy that