Jetcap wrote:
Joe wrote:

Why should they cry to High Heaven?

Because, while the Canadians have every right and authority to
stipulate
who may step ashore on Canadian soil they have no right by treaty or
other law to control who may serve aboard an American flag vessel.

They do if the said vessel unloads anything or tie to any Canada dock.

First thing I was tought at a young seaman is when your in a forien
land you are held to thier laws.

We should just ban any American ferries from landing in Canada or from
coming from Canada and kill off all money they make from our ships,
that will change thier tune in a heartbeat. Still they have a right to
make laws that apply to landing in Canada.

Just like we do not allow terrorist types on any ship that docks here
in America. We now check the crew manifest of every ship that unloads
anything

So the smart thing to do now if you want to hit the dock or landing in
Canaduh is to not get a DWI.

Joe



There are a couple of centuries of legal and military precedent to
support the right of American seaman to pursue their trade aboard
American flag vessels without interference from any foreign
government.

If the USCG allows a seaman to hold a document and perform the duties
of
a crewmember aboard an American flag vessel under the authority of
that
document no foreign government has any right to amend that authority.
We
have fought wars to defend the rights of American seamen to pursue
their
trade.

Don't be in such a hurry to trash your own rights and our nation's
sovereignty.

Rick