Crew list
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
In maritime law
A list of the crew of a vessel; one of a ship's papers. This instrument is required by act of congress, and sometimes by treaties.
Rev. St. U. S §§ 4374, 4.375 (In S. Comp. St 1901, p 2986).
It is necessary for the protection of the crews of every vessel, m the course of the voyage, during a war abroad.
Jac. Sea Laws, 66, 69, note.