Steps to Take When a Cruise Ship Injury Happens to an Employee of the Cruise Ship
Are you a crew member of a cruise ship? Did anything bad happen to you while you are working on a cruise ship. You might have been beaten, fallen overboard or slipped giving you either short-term or life-time physical inability. When an injury happens to you while you are working for the cruise ship company aboard, you have the right to demand for a compensation from the company.
When you are in the process of asking for compensation from the company you are working for, the company will usually give you papers to sign. Don’t sign these papers. They might contain statements that relive them of responsibility for your injury. Don’t sign any document that they gave you.
When an injury happens to you, be mindful of your surrounding even if it is difficult. Look at the people who saw what happened. Memorize their faces. You might need them later as witnesses. If you can still move and walk after your injury, approach them and ask them their names, addresses and contact numbers.
When you can report the injury immediately. If you are immobilized by your injury, find a co-worker who can report it for you. You or your co-worker should submit a written state and this is the only document that you need to sign. Make sure that you have a copy of this written statement. As soon as you can, file this report to the management or to your supervisor.
When you are rushed to the hospital or sent to the doctor for medical check-up, don’t forget to ask for a doctor’s certificate detailing the injuries that happened to you. Keep the doctor’s certificate because you will need this in settling your case.
Passengers are not the only ones who can file for a cruise ship injury claim from the company who owns the ship. Employees who are working aboard the cruise ship also have rights and can also ask for compensation when an injury or anything bad happen to them while they are working on board. As an employee, you should know your rights and you should immediately ask for the assistance of a cruise ship injury lawyer.