Joint IMO/ILO ad hoc expert working group on liability and compensation regarding claims for death, personal injury and abandonment of seafarers. Report JMC/29/2001/4(BIS)

Examines the extent of the problem of liability and compensation. Includes two draft resolutions: guidelines on the provision of financial secruity in cases of abandonment of seafarers and guidelines on shipowners' responsibilities in respect to contractual claims for personal injury to or death of seafarers.