Aviation accidents and incidents. The Aircraft Crashes Record Office (ACRO), a non-government organization based in Geneva, compiles statistics on aviation accidents of aircraft capable of carrying more than six passengers, excluding helicopters, balloons, and combat aircraft.
The Jones Act: Maritime Law. What is the Jones Act? The Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. 688 (1970), is an Act of Congress, which governs the liability of vessel operators and marine employers for the work-related injury or death of an employee.
Jones Act was named after Senator Wesley L Jones, the leading. sponsor of the 1920 Act. Section 27 of the 1920 Act covering the movement of âmerchan-. dise,â and the subject of this article, can be traced back to a law en-. acted in 1789 preferring US vessels to foreign vessels in US domestic.