Merchant shipping medical care regulations
Seeks views on the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 regulations about the provision of medical care to seafarers on ships.
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These are proposals for new regulations which relate to medical care for seafarers on UK sea-going ships. The proposal requires the shipowner to bear the costs for medical care for sickness or injury arising during or from the seafarers period of employment and provides for financial security for compensation for death or long-term disability.
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