High seas are international marine waters outside the jurisdiction of any country. Under the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea, the high seas begin 200 nautical miles from the coastline. Part VII regulates permissible and...
admiralty/maritime
Jones Act
The Jones Act, also known as the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, is a federal statute establishing support for the development and maintenance of a merchant marine in order to support commercial activity and serve as a naval auxiliary in times...
law of admiralty
The law of admiralty, admiralty law, or maritime law, refers to a body of law relating to seas and navigable bodies of water. Admiralty law extends to incidents that occur on the oceans, lakes, rivers, canals, and wetlands. However, admiralty...
maintenance and cure
Seafarers (also referred to as seamen or sailors) who are injured while at sea are entitled to maintenance and cure from their employers or shipowners.
Maintenance is an injured seafarer's right to day-to-day living expenses. Cure...manifest
1. Apparent; clear; obvious; unquestionable; evident.
For example, something that is manifestly erroneous is clearly wrong.
According to the Supreme Court of Louisiana in Canter v. Koehring Co. (1973), the “manifest error rule”...
maritime court
Maritime court is the court that exercises jurisdiction over maritime law. Its jurisdiction includes civil actions relating to ships and the sea, such as matters involving shipping, insurance, seafarers, cargo, and collisions at sea. In the...
maritime law
See law of admiralty.
[Last updated in July of 2023 by the Wex Definitions Team]
maritime lien
A maritime lien is a type of lien originating from admiralty law. The lien provides security to a creditor, usually for providing services to the ship or due to injury caused by the ship. Maritime liens arise by operation of law at the moment...
partially secured debt
A partially secured debt is a form of secured debt in which debt is backed by collateral with a value lesser than that of the full debt owed. Also known as undersecured debt. Such a debt can be illustrated, for example, with a home valued at...
passenger
A passenger is an occupant of a car, train, boat, airplane, or other transportation vehicle other than the person operating it or a member of the crew. Generally, a passenger is owed a duty of care by a carrier. However, some states draw a...