OHRM Document Section 16. Definitions Oceangoing vessel means a vessel in use on the high seas or the Great Lakes. The term oceangoing vessel does not include a vessel which operates primarily on rivers, other lakes, bays, sounds, or within the three nautical mile limit of the coastal area of the 48 contiguous States, except when used in mapping, charting, or surveying operations or when in or sailing to or from foreign, territorial, Hawaiian, or Alaskan waters, or waters outside its normal area of operations or outside the three nautical mile limit. Voyage means the sailing of an oceangoing vessel from one port and its return to that port or the final port of discharge.
Extended voyage means a voyage of no less than seven consecutive calendar days duration.
Eligibility for Shore Leave Employees who are regularly assigned to duties aboard oceangoing vessels are entitled to earn shore leave. An employee is considered to be regularly assigned when his or her continuing duties are such that all or a significant part of them require that he or she serve aboard an oceangoing vessel. Temporary assignments of a shore-based employee, such as for limited work projects or for training, do not constitute a regular assignment. Accrual of Shore Leave Accumulation. Shore leave is in addition to annual leave and accumulates without limit.