passenger vessel

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• Passenger Vessel Services Act of 1886 — The Passenger Vessel Services Act of 1886 (sometimes abbreviated to PVSA, Passenger Services Act, or PSA) is a piece of United States legislation which came into force in 1886 relating to cabotage. Essentially, it says:: No foreign vessels shall… …   Wikipedia

• Vessel — Ves sel, n. [OF. vessel, veissel, vaissel, vaissiel, F. vascellum, dim. of vasculum, dim. of vas a vessel. Cf. {Vascular}, {Vase}.] 1. A hollow or concave utensil for holding anything; a hollow receptacle of any kind, as a hogshead, a barrel, a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Vessel emergency codes — In addition to distress signals like Mayday and pan pan, most vessels, especially passenger ships, use some emergency signals to internally alert the crew on board, and in some cases also the passengers. These can be in form of blasts on alarm… …   Wikipedia

• passenger — (n.) early 14c., passager passer by, from O.Fr. passageor traveler, noun use of passagier (adj.) passing, fleeting, traveling, from passage (see PASSAGE (Cf. passage)). The n was added early 15c. (Cf. MESSENGER (Cf. messenger), HARBINGER …   Etymology dictionary

• Passenger — This article is about passengers in commercial transportation; for other uses see Passenger (disambiguation) A passenger is a term broadly used to describe any person who travels in a vehicle, but bears little or no responsibility for the tasks… …   Wikipedia

• Passenger Cases — George Smith v. William Turner; James Norris v. Boston Supreme Court of the United States Full case name George Smith, Pla …   Wikipedia

• Passenger ship — A passenger ship is a ship whose primary function is to carry passengers. The category does not include cargo vessels which have accommodations for limited numbers of passengers, such as the ubiquitous twelve passenger freighters once common on… …   Wikipedia

• vessel — noun 1 ship/boat ADJECTIVE ▪ stranded, stricken ▪ seaworthy ▪ sailing, steam ▪ ocean going, seagoing …   Collocations dictionary

• Weaker vessel — Vessel Ves sel, n. [OF. vessel, veissel, vaissel, vaissiel, F. vascellum, dim. of vasculum, dim. of vas a vessel. Cf. {Vascular}, {Vase}.] 1. A hollow or concave utensil for holding anything; a hollow receptacle of any kind, as a hogshead, a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• vessel — 01. The American fleet lost 2 small [vessels] in the maritime battle. 02. A [vessel] containing over 50 illegal Chinese migrants has been discovered off the waters of Washington State this morning. 03. Active Pass is often full of sailboats and… …   Grammatical examples in English

• Merchant vessel — This article is about kinds of merchant ships. For water transport in general, see Ship transport. A merchant vessel is a ship that transports cargo or passengers. The closely related term commercial vessel is defined by the United States Coast… …   Wikipedia