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Petitioners’ primary source of income is petitioner’s wages
from Crowley American Transport, Inc. (Crowley), the primary
office of which is in Jacksonville, Florida, and from the
American Maritime Officers Vacation Plan.2 Crowley employs
petitioner as the captain of its vessel the M/V American Falcon
(Falcon). Crowley primarily charters the Falcon to the U.S.
military to transport military vehicles and other military
equipment worldwide. Petitioner’s work requires that he work
continuously on or around the Falcon for long periods of time and
that he then vacation for approximately 2 months. Petitioner and
his crew generally fly to and from the situs of the Falcon at the
beginning and end of their work schedule.
During 1994, petitioner worked from April 22 to July 10 and
from September 7 to December 8, for a total of 173 days. During
1996, petitioner worked from January 1 to February 3 and from
June 26 to December 13, for a total of 205 days. Petitioner’s
duties included captaining the sailing of the Falcon from one
city to another and performing any assignment required by his
employer while the Falcon was docked at port.
2 On the basis of the record, we infer that Crowley pays
wages to petitioner while he works for Crowley and that the
American Maritime Officers Vacation Plan pays wages to petitioner
while he is on vacation.
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