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International Maritime Injury Claims

9/25/2009
Brian Beckcom
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Non-residents allowed right to work in U.S. coastwise trade

Under a new rule, the Coast Guard may issue merchant mariner documents to non-resident aliens for large coastwise passenger vessels.

The John Warner National Defense Authorization Act, or Warner Act, applies strictly to steward's department workers. The rule was made official after being implemented on an interim basis in 2007.

Read more about the rule here.



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