Wireline Servs., Inc., No. 97-825, 1997 WL 610825, at *3 (E.D.La. Sept. 30, 1997) (Clement, J.). However, it is generally recognized that “satisfying the first prong of the test is relatively easy: the claimant need only show that he ‘do[es] the ship’s work.’ ” Becker v. Tidewater, Inc., 335 F.3d 376, 387-88 (5th Cir.2003) (quoting Chandris, 515 U.S. at 368, 115 S.Ct. 2172). An employee need not show that his duties “aid in navigation or contribute to the transportation of the vessel” to qualify as a seaman. Wilander, 498 U.S. at 355, 111 S.Ct. 807. Moreover, a worker’s duties on. a fixed platform may contribute to the mission of a vessel that functions as a work-boat rather than merely as a space to house workers. See Wilander v. McDermott Int'l, Inc., 887 F.2d 88, 90 (5th Cir.1989) (<HOLDING>) aff'd 498 U.S. 337, 111 S.Ct. 807, 112 L.Ed.2d
holding that a casino that functioned as an arm of the tribe enjoyed tribal immunity holding that it is not an appellate courts function to make findings of fact holding that sandblasting and painting a fixed platform contributed to the function of a vessel that functioned as a paint boat holding that imposition of punishment is a judicial function recognizing a discretionary function exception to that waiver