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signed to the vessel in a position with crew member, you should also evalu- navigational components, you could the primary task of assisting the vessel ate the command and control struc- look at the position’s job descriptions as a means of transportation. Essential- ture to see if the position reports to and the company’s operations manuals ly, the Court held that the employee’s the ship’s master, or a non-navigational to determine whether the company’s “primary purpose” must relate to the of