Would you apply for a fishing boat job?

Well it looks like you all might have a chance at these jobs now:

This lapse of exemption the USCG has allowed is a result of the CG and Maritime Act of ‘06 . But given its lapse coincidentally amid the fallout of DWH and congressional hearings about manning requirements on foreign flagged MODUs, I suggest some real Washington politics are in play here.
Now I’m not in the business and not looking for a job, but can anyone offer a recap of how the original exemption came about? Was it good ol’ fashioned lobbying by company interests at the time? I’d appreciate anyone’s comments.

[QUOTE=humblepie;39794]… can anyone offer a recap of how the original exemption came about? Was it good ol’ fashioned lobbying by company interests at the time? I’d appreciate anyone’s comments.[/QUOTE]

Money, and good lobbyists. Foreign labor is cheap.