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Western Built Ship List Notification

Posted 02/23/2024
Modifications to the Western Built Ship List were approved by the Trustees, with consent from the TAC and Futures Representative on February 16, 2024. Please review the updated Western Built List Revised 2.2024. Also, the list of ships that were added and removed can be found in the Western Built Ship List Items Approved 2.16.2024. The ships which were added are highlighted in green, and the ships which were removed are highlighted in red.

Western Built Ship List Revisied 2.2024 (PDF)
Western Built Ship List Revised 2.2024 (Excel)
Western Built Ship List Items Aprroved 2.16.2024 (Excel)

Indexed Base Case Values for Economic and Medical Loss

Posted 01/23/2024
The new indexed base case values for 2024 are as follows:
Economic Loss Base Case- $323,000
Medical Loss Base Case- $355,000
Assumed Future Medical Loss and Funeral Expenses- $133,170

Physician Request

Posted 01/23/2024
Per the Matrix Section 1 b, medical experts who are not Board-Certified but who meet equivalent medical experience and expertise requirements may be approved by the Trust with consent of the Trust Advisory Committee (“TAC) and Futures Representative upon application by a Claimant. A request was made for Dr. Richard A. Levy to be approved as an equivalent to those of a board-certified occupational medicine physician. The request reviewed at the November 2023 Trustee meeting and was deemed not acceptable to approve Dr. Levy as an equivalent to those of a board-certified occupational medicine physician.

Timing of Requests for Consideration at Trustees’ Meetings

Posted 01/02/2024
Any requests for revisions to Trust policies or procedures, physician certification, modifications to an approved list, and/or Trust Distribution Procedures/Matrix interpretations or questions to be considered during the Trustees’ meeting must be received by the Trust on or before the deadline, listed below.

For requests to be considered at future Trustees’ meetings, the schedule is as follows:

          Trustees’ Meeting                          Deadline for Requests

          February 2024                              Friday, January 12, 2024

          April 2024                                       Friday, March 8, 2024

          September 2024                            Friday, August 9, 2024

          November 2024                            Friday, October 11, 2024