[QUOTE=jdcavo;60420]I would have expected somone of your stature to know nothing is simple… I worked on large tankers on the west coast, and the unlicensed crew were “sailors.” In fact, they belonged to the Sailor’s Union of the Pacific. The majority of SUP members work on large “vessels”
Also, while doing some research on another often dicussed topic in these parts (sea time for 2 watches vs. 3 watches) I found the following in 46 U.S. Code 8104(d): [I]"…the licensed individuals, sailors, coal passers, firemen, oilers, and water tenders shall be divided, when at sea, into at least 3 watches[/I]…" (subsequent sub sections describe when 2 watches are permitted)[/QUOTE]
You are of course correct on both counts yet are there otherwise regulations in the CFRs that used the term “sailor”? I am curious and would be very interested to know. I have always believe to CFRs used seaman or rating.
Other than the SUP, I don’t know of other organizations that use “sailor” in their title but again if there are then??? The SIU is “Seafarers International Union”