What it does
WC 00 01 09 C (Ed. 1-15) applies to the work described in Item 4 of the Information Page or in its Schedule as subject to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. Sections 1331 et seq.). The scheduled location is treated as an Item 3.A. state, the act is added to the definition of workers compensation law, and Part Two exclusion 8 is removed for that work. An earlier edition (WC 00 01 09 B) appeared in the 2011 Texas manual.
Who needs it
Employers whose employees work on the Outer Continental Shelf in mineral exploration, development or production, typically offshore oil and gas: platform operators, drilling contractors, well servicing, wireline and logging crews, construction and maintenance contractors, and caterers on fixed platforms.
Key provisions
- The Schedule describes the work and its location (lease block or area).
- Does not add Longshore Act coverage for work in ports or Jones Act coverage for vessel crews; those need WC 00 01 06 and WC 00 02 01.
Quoting and selling notes
- Ask how employees get offshore (helicopter or crew boat), whether they live aboard vessels or jack-up rigs (possible seaman status), and the split between onshore and offshore payroll.
- When an operator's master service agreement asks for OCSLA or USL&H coverage, alternate employer protection or a waiver of subrogation, combine this form with WC 00 01 06, WC 00 03 01 and WC 00 03 13 as the contract requires.
Related forms
Longshore WC 00 01 06; Maritime WC 00 02 01; alternate employer WC 00 03 01; waiver WC 00 03 13.
