---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 404.1037"
title: "20"
number: "404.1037"
heading: "Work on or in connection with a non-American vessel or aircraft."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/404.1037"
---

# §404.1037. Work on or in connection with a non-American vessel or aircraft.


If you work as an employee within the United States on or in connection with (as explained in [§ 404.1004(b)(8)](/cfr/20/404.1004.md?p=b-8)) a vessel or aircraft that is not an American vessel (as defined in [§ 404.1004(b)(3)](/cfr/20/404.1004.md?p=b-3)) or American aircraft (as defined in [§ 404.1004(b)(2)](/cfr/20/404.1004.md?p=b-2)), your work is excluded from employment if—

- (a) You are not a citizen of the United States or your employer is not an American employer (as defined in [§ 404.1004(b)(1)](/cfr/20/404.1004.md?p=b-1)); and
- (b) You are employed on and in connection with (as explained in [§ 404.1004(b)(7)](/cfr/20/404.1004.md?p=b-7)) the vessel or aircraft when outside the United States.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 202(v), 205(a), 209, 210, 211, 229(a), 230, 231, and 702(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(v), 405(a), 409, 410, 411, 429(a), 430, 431, and 902(a)(5)) and 48 U.S.C.1801.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 20075, Mar. 27, 1980, unless otherwise noted.