摘要: |
Shipyards and marine-related businesses are comprised of a wide variety of jobs that come with different types of injury coverage for the people who work there. Here are three areas of injury coverage: 1. Jones Act: This covers employees who are considered crewmembers on your vessels. Seamen employed on vessels traveling from U.S. port to U.S. port are entitled to coverage under the Jones Act, with the coverage provided under a vessel's protection and indemnity policy. Crew are covered for injury and illness while "in service to the ship" through the maintenance and cure portion of the coverage. Crew are also entitled to sue the ship or ship owner for unseaworthy or negligent conditions which they believe caused their injury. To be considered a crewmember, the employee must spend roughly a third of their time at work in service to the ship. |