# 2025-12119: Easier Claims for Seafarers: MARAD Updates Ship Crew Rules

2025-12119, Deregulatory-Seamen's Claims; Administrative Action and Litigation, is a Federal Register proposed rule from Transportation Department, Maritime Administration published 2025-07-01 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-12119
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-12119
- Title: Deregulatory-Seamen's Claims; Administrative Action and Litigation
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Maritime Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 28504
- Published: 2025-07-01
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2133-AC02
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Easier Claims for Seafarers: MARAD Updates Ship Crew Rules

## Summary

MARAD is updating the rules for crew members on its ships to make filing claims easier and clearer. They’re fixing old references, modernizing the language, and updating contact info to help everyone get through the process faster. These changes affect officers and crew on MARAD vessels and aim to simplify claims without changing any deadlines or costs.

## Abstract

MARAD is proposing to revise its regulations pertaining to the filing of claims and the administrative allowance or disallowance of claims filed by officers or members of crew employed on vessels owned, operated, or chartered by MARAD. The rule is intended (1) to correct numerous citations in accordance with the codification of Title 46 of the United States Code; (2) to improve accessibility by modernizing text and updating agency contact information; and (3) to remove obsolete references.

## Effects PRIA read

- Simpler claims for MARAD ship crew: benefit, low. If you are an officer or crew member employed on a vessel owned, operated, or chartered by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), MARAD proposes to make filing claims easier by modernizing the text and updating agency contact information to improve accessibility and speed processing. The proposal als…

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## Sources
- [2025-12119 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/01/2025-12119/deregulatory-seamens-claims-administrative-action-and-litigation)
- [2025-12119 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-01/pdf/2025-12119.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-12119 (as of 2026-06-08).