C4.2.1.b. When does shipowners’ liability begin and end?

The liability of shipowners under Regulation 4.2 and the Code is: (a) for sickness and injury occurring between the date when the seafarers commence their duty and the date upon which they are deemed duly repatriated; and (b) for sickness or injury that arises from the seafarers’ employment between the dates referred to under (a). The liability for defraying the expenses of medical care, and for boarding and lodging (in cases seafarers that are away from home), for this sickness and injury and the related loss of wages may be limited to a period, not less than 16 weeks, under national laws or regulations [see C4.2.1.d and C4.2.1.f].

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