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#required a minimum of 75% of the seamen aboard a vessel to understand the language spoken by the officers. | #required a minimum of 75% of the seamen aboard a vessel to understand the language spoken by the officers. | ||
The Act's passage was attributed to [[labor union]] [[lobbying]], increased labor tensions immediately before | The Act's passage was attributed to [[labor union]] [[lobbying]], increased labor tensions immediately before World War I, and elevated public consciousness of safety at sea due to the sinking of the [[RMS Titanic]] three years prior.<ref>The Seaman's Act was initially proposed in 1913, but took two years to pass into Law, by which time the war had started.</ref> | ||
===The Jones Act=== | ===The Jones Act=== | ||