| It can sometimes seem that when seamen are out | | | | seamen use to live in horrible, unsafe conditions. They |
| at sea on the job that there is no one responsible for | | | | were injured often and were usually given two |
| them. It can seem like they are really on their own, | | | | choices. They could either keep working while hurt or |
| especially with current news about pirates. If you are | | | | lose money and risk even losing their jobs. The Jones |
| unfamiliar with the current problems with piracy, it is | | | | Act and Maritime Law protects seamen from falling |
| becoming more and more common that pirates are | | | | victim to this kind of treatment. The act protects |
| hijacking boats and taking the seamen on the boats | | | | them from the smallest neglect on the side of the |
| as hostages for money. This is a serious problem | | | | employer. If you are wondering how this applies to |
| financially, and more importantly, for the lives of the | | | | piracy, the answer is simple. If a boat is hijacked, it's |
| seamen who are out there doing their jobs. The | | | | because the seamen have been sailing in dangerous |
| good news is that there is legal protection for | | | | waters without the proper protection. |
| seamen who are out on the sea. Much of this | | | | |
| protection comes from the Jones Act. In this article, | | | | The Jones Act and Maritime Law Firm see to it that |
| you will learn how the Jones Act applies to Seamen | | | | seamen are given everything they need to protect |
| who are victims of piracy. | | | | themselves. This pertains to injury and sickness, but |
| | | | | it also pertains to physical challenges and aggression, |
| The Jones Act was part of the Merchant Marine act | | | | such as piracy. Piracy cannot always be stopped, but |
| of 1920. The purpose of the act is to protect | | | | if the employer provides the proper protection, the |
| seamen from all kinds of exploitation. In the old days, | | | | chances of piracy occurring certainly decline. |