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Enacted in 1920 (46 U.S.C.A. Â§ 688) the Jones Act provides a remedy to sailors for injuries or death resulting from the Negligence of an owner, a master, or a fellow sailor of a vessel. The federal Jones Act defines the legal rights of seamen who are injured or killed in the course of maritime service.
Such is the case with theJones Act, which affects the cruise industry and was passed nearly 100 years ago in 1920. The Jones Act is actually subsection of the broader Merchant Marine Act. The scope of the act is the ports and water of the United States. The subject matter of the act is commerce that takes place within the scope (ports and water).