Refer to Rule XI – U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act of this Manual for rate basis.

Code 6874F applies to employers engaged in cleaning, scaling and painting of ships or ship hulls.  The operations contemplated include cleaning and scaling by means of sandblasting, water blasting and hand-chipping.  Also included within the scope of this classification is the general cleaning, scaling and painting of deck superstructures, lifeboats, decks, smokestacks, cargo holds, water tanks, fuel tanks, etc.  This classification applies to operations performed in dry docks or while the vessel is in the water.