(on merchant vessel)
21Merchant Shipping Act 1995 — The Merchant Shipping Act 1995 is an Act of Parliament passed in the United Kingdom in 1995. The Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Act 2006 amended section 178(1) of the Act. It restricts claims to being enforced within three years of the damage… …
22vessel — A conveyance for the transport of goods by water. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * vessel UK US /ˈvesəl/ noun [C] TRANSPORT ► a large boat or a ship: »Two tugboats guided the 70,000 ton vessel into port. »a cargo/container/freight vessel »a… …
23merchant */ — UK [ˈmɜː(r)tʃ(ə)nt] / US [ˈmɜrtʃənt] noun [countable] Word forms merchant : singular merchant plural merchants formal 1) a person or business that buys and sells goods, especially one that trades with other countries a cotton merchant a) an old… …
24merchant — mer|chant [ mɜrtʃənt ] noun count FORMAL 1. ) a person or business that buys and sells goods, especially one that trades with other countries: a cotton merchant a ) an old word meaning someone who buys and sells goods : a wealthy merchant b )… …
25Merchant Shipping Act 1786 — The Merchant Shipping Act 1786 (26 Geo. III, c.86) was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of Great Britain passed in 1786. The Act stemmed from a petition made to Parliament by a delegation of shipowners in 1786, concerned that recent court… …
26merchant ship — noun A cargo vessel See Also: merchant shipping …
27merchant ship — A vessel engaged in mercantile trade except river craft, estuarial craft, or craft which operate solely within harbor limits …
28merchant seaman — A sailor employed in a private vessel, as distinguished from one employed in the navy or public ships …
29merchant seaman — A sailor employed in a private vessel, as distinguished from one employed in the navy or public ships …
30merchant ship — noun a cargo ship they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms • Syn: ↑bottom, ↑freighter, ↑merchantman • Derivationally related forms: ↑freight (for: ↑freighter) …
