The District Court compelled arbitration of a dispute concerning the seaman employment contract of the plaintiff, dismissing his contention that the New York Convention did not apply because one of the four requirements for an arbitration agreement to fall under the Convention was not satisfied, namely, no seat of arbitration in a Convention country was indicated. The Court found that, although the Eleventh Circuit had held (in dicta) that this was a jurisdictional requirement, its finding was based on a misreading of the Convention and the Federal Arbitration Act, which only established three jurisdictional prerequisites: (i) the agreement must be in writing; (ii) it must concern a commercial dispute; and (iii) it must not be entirely between US citizens.