Outer Continental Shelf Act

The Outer Continental Shelf is comprised of all the land and seabed that lies within the jurisdiction of U.S. state or federal law. This includes four regions:

Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic
Pacific
Alaska

State regions usually extend about 3 nautical miles from land, while federal jurisdiction extends almost 200 nautical miles from land. While vessels on the Continental Shelf must abide by OSHA rules and regulations, the Coast Guard has the authority to review violations and investigate injuries and deaths.

These regions are important for people and employees who are injured or die while at sea, especially if the vessel they are on is attached to the seabed. The Act specifically addresses employees who work on drilling rigs, artificial islands or warehouse vessels that are secured or submerged on the Continental Shelf.

When people are injured within these regions on one of these attached or submerged rigs, certain injury laws pertain to them. It is up to lawyers to determine whether to apply state laws, federal laws or maritime laws to the incident, and that is why it is important to have an experience personal injury attorney working closely with you on your case.

Court rulings will vary depending upon which laws are applied, and personal injury cases can differ greatly because of the employee’s location at the time the injury occurred.

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Outer Continental Shelf Act The Outer Continental Shelf is comprised of all the land and seabed that lies within the jurisdiction of U.S. state or federal law. This includes four regions: Gulf of Mexico Atlantic Pacific Alaska State regions usually extend about 3 nautical miles from land, while federal jurisdiction extends almost 200 nautical miles from land. While vessels on the Continental Shelf must abide by OSHA rules and regulations, the Coast Guard has the authority to review violations and investigate injuries and deaths. These regions are important for people and employees who are injured or die while at sea, especially if the vessel they are on is attached to the seabed. The Act specifically addresses employees who work on drilling rigs, artificial islands or warehouse vessels that are secured or submerged on the Continental Shelf. When people are injured within these regions on one of these attached or submerged rigs, certain injury laws pertain to them. It is up to lawyers to determine whether to apply state laws, federal laws or maritime laws to the incident, and that is why it is important to have an experience personal injury attorney working closely with you on your case. Court rulings will vary depending upon which laws are applied, and personal injury cases can differ greatly because of the employee’s location at the time the injury occurred.