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Maritime vs Continental (AKA water based vs land based) why the distinction?
Posted on 2/13/25 at 1:25 pm
Posted on 2/13/25 at 1:25 pm
Why do we have two different sets of laws, measurements, languages for things on land vs water?
Nautical miles vs miles nauts/mph?
flags flown at "mast" vs "staff"?
a merchant vessel as opposed to a commercial vehicle?
Maritime law vs common/Napoleonic law/code
Nautical miles vs miles nauts/mph?
flags flown at "mast" vs "staff"?
a merchant vessel as opposed to a commercial vehicle?
Maritime law vs common/Napoleonic law/code
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Posted on 2/13/25 at 2:04 pm to sidewalkside
Yea, things on land v. things at sea is such a trivial difference. Why on Earth is there a distinction?
Posted on 2/13/25 at 2:08 pm to Cockopotamus
Well, why is a pole you run a flag up called multiple things in the same language?
Posted on 2/13/25 at 2:16 pm to sidewalkside
if you can't tell the difference between wet vs dry, son, i feel sorry for ya...
Posted on 2/13/25 at 2:17 pm to sidewalkside
Dunno but I heart the Jones Act
Posted on 2/13/25 at 2:52 pm to Lakeboy7
More dangerous environment. If you have accident on land you can run away. If you are on water you end up swimming with the sharks.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 2:55 pm to sidewalkside
Because it's way more fun to say starboard than right, bulkhead instead of wall, and head instead of bathroom.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 3:23 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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more fun to say starboard than right
Starboard's only on the right when you're facing forward. That's why people say "driver's side" instead of "left side" when referring to a vehicle. Left and right are relative, port and starboard aren't.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 3:39 pm to sidewalkside
Maritime is the oldest form of commercial law. The first significant maritime trade between nations developed a legal regime and tradition that spread across the world and exists unchanged to this day.
It took 1000s of years to develop. It's overall functional and is therefore resistant to change.
It took 1000s of years to develop. It's overall functional and is therefore resistant to change.
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